Ongoing Education
LukeNotes: Mapping the Mind: A Guide to Personality Traits
The first issue of our free quarterly newsletter for 2026 begins a four-part series on personality and ministry.
Healthy Use of AI and Social Media Focus of First SLIconnect Presentation of 2026
Crystal Taylor-Dietz, Psy.D., reviews the emotional and cognitive implications of unhealthy technology or AI use, and indicates healthy ways to engage with these evolving tools in the first SLIconnect online presentation of 2026.
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.
Manchester Milestones: New Executive Director, Sisters’ Service Recognized by Pope Leo
Fr. Andrew Pastore succeeds Fr. Gerard Fieldhouse-Byrne in leading St Luke’s Centre, Manchester (SLCM), while Sr. Eithne Donoghue and Sr. Janette Murphy Brown have both been awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award by Pope Leo XIV.
President McDevitt Hosts St. Luke Feast Month Celebration in Silver Spring
Festivities included a special Mass, lunch and presentation focused on the USCCB’s ‘Guide to Ongoing Formation for Priests.’ A representative from the USCCB presented on the mental wellness needs of priests.
Free SLIconnect Presentation Highlights Saint Luke Institute Candidate Assessment Program
In an upcoming free online presentation, two expert clinicians from Saint Luke Institute highlight core components of SLI’s psychological screening of ministry candidates.
First SLIconnect Summer Online Presentation Focuses on Responses to Narcississm in Formation
Rev. David Songy, O.F.M. Cap., S.T.D., Psy.D., considers recent developments in the understanding of narcissism, and offers recommendations for screening ministry candidates, addressing the issue in initial and ongoing formation, and more.
SLIconnect and Religious Formation Conference to Present Virtual Symposium on Trauma Awareness in Ministry
“Reviving the Crushed Spirit: Trauma-Aware Ministry – A Virtual Symposium for Church Ministers & Leaders” will feature a total of nine presentations on March 25-27, 2025.
LukeNotes: Developing a Healthy Relationship with Yourself
The first issue of our free quarterly newsletter for 2025 begins a year-long focus on mental health and relationships.
First SLIconnect Webinar of 2025 Highlights Pastoral Accompaniment of Young People
In this presentation, Bob McCarty, D.Min., identifies the underlying mental health challenges and the dynamics that lead to disaffiliation, describes the factors that reinforce those dynamics, and examines the implications for parish life and pastoral ministry.