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SLI Director of Spiritual Care Interviewed in Article on Catholic Mental Health Care Ministry

Dr. Kathleen Hope Brown highlighted the importance SLI places on integrated spiritual care within the psychological, therapeutic healing process.

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Equipping a Community of Care: SLI Participates in Catholic Mental Health Ministers Conference

SLI presenters received a lot of follow-up following their events, and many participants expressed great interest for collaboration or partnership with us.

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SLI Staff Gathers to Celebrate 40 Years of Priestly Ministry for Fr. Pat

The event featured a meal, celebratory cake, good conversation and some remarks from Fr. Pat about this milestone anniversary and the people in his life who encouraged and supported his vocation to the priesthood.

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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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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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Memorial Mass Livestream for Fr. Ken Phillips, TOR, MS

View the recording of the Memorial Mass from the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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‘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.

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