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From Awareness to Action—A Path of Healing

A message from Saint Luke Institute President & CEO, Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.

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SLI Builds Connections, Partners in Healing at Missouri Events

Two events hosted by local friends of SLI in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, brought together those interested in the mission of the organization, and invited support for the organization’s growing Partners in Healing Giving Society.

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SLI President’s Reflection Featured on Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network Blog

Priests, like everyone else, are called to reframe “crisis” from a “problem mindset” to a “grace mindset.”

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Remarks from SLI President & CEO on Mission of SLI: “It takes a Church to heal our ministers. It takes all of us.”

SLI Events in Arizona, Texas Highlight New Opportunities

Visits in the southwestern US established new connections for partnerships, and included a fundraiser that garnered nearly $17,000 in pledges to support the organization’s new Partners in Healing Society.

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SLI Launches ‘Partners in Healing Society’ for Recurring Donors

Sustaining donors provide predictable and thoughtful gifts throughout the year, allowing us to plan treatment and prevention programs with security. We can more easily respond quickly when a priest or sister is in need, and ensure that no one is ever turned away for financial reasons.

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Fr. Ken Phillips, TOR, MS, Remembered for a ‘Life of Healing’; SLI Charitable Fund Named In His Memory

SLI President & CEO Fr. Patrick McDevitt, CM, PhD stated, “This fund will continue Fr. Ken’s legacy and ensure that financial hardship never prevents priests, deacons, or women and men religious from receiving behavioral health and spiritual care support at SLI.”

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Board Evolution Reflects Strategic Vision as Saint Luke Institute Approaches 50th Anniversary

At its meeting on January 27, 2026, the SLI Board elected a new chair, the first sister to hold the role, recognized its departing chair, and welcomed four new members to serve, with five members continuing their terms. They also thanked three members concluding their terms of service.

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SLI Participates in First-of-its-Kind Global Mental Wellness Conference in Rome

Marc DelMonico, PhD, Director of Communications & Online Education, represented SLI and presented on a panel focused on Care of Ministers.

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SLI October Benefit Update: Nearly $400K Raised; Staff Members Honored for ‘Healing the Healers’

Also honored were Fr. Bill English of the SLI Spirituality Team, & Rev. Ken Phillips, Coordinator of Continuing Care.

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