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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.”
Memorial Mass Livestream for Fr. Ken Phillips, TOR, MS
View the recording of the Memorial Mass from the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land.
Statement from SLI President & CEO on the Passing of Fr. Ken Phillips, TOR, MS
Fr. Ken leaves us a lasting legacy of love, care, and steadfast commitment to the well-being of clergy and religious.
In Memoriam: Fr. Ken Phillips, TOR, MS
In over four decades of care for our clients, Fr. Ken served in a number of roles, most recently as Coordinator of Continuing Care. He was honored at the 2025 Annual Benefit for SLI with a Special Service Award.
‘Healing is Relational’: Meet A. Mechelle Haywood, Psy.D.
Therapist A. Mechelle Haywood, Psy.D., from our Silver Spring, Maryland office, recently discussed the meaning she finds in her nearly 10 years of work at SLI, supporting the mental wellness of priests, religious and others high-responsibility caregivers.
‘Risk Being Present with your Authentic Self’: Meet Rev. Michael Ritter, Psy.D., M.Div.
Fr. Ritter, from our Silver Spring, Maryland office, recently provided some background of his vocational journey, both as a priest and as licensed clinicial psychologist.
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.
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.
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.
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.