Saint Luke Institute

Memorial Mass for Fr. Ken Phillips, TOR, MS
2026-02-06 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, 1400 Quincy St NE, Washington, DC, 20017
We continue to give thanks to God for the life and ministry of our dearly beloved Fr. Ken Phillips, TOR, MS, whose faithful service touched the hearts and souls of so many throughout his many years of priestly ministry, especially at Saint Luke Institute where he was a member of the staff for over 40 years.
In gratitude for Fr. Ken’s life and witness, Saint Luke Institute, where Ken served, and the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, where Ken lived, will host a Memorial Mass on Friday, February 6, 2026 at 3 p.m. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel on the grounds of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, 1400 Quincy Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20017. The Monastery has ample free parking in the visitor lot across the street from the main gate. A small reception with light refreshments will follow the Mass.
The Mass will also be livestreamed so that family and friends across the United States and throughout the world may join us. Please share this news so that all who were touched by his life and ministry may have the opportunity to be present in-person or online for this special celebration.
RSVPs for *in-person attendees* are encouraged to account for total numbers / food preparation. Please respond by February 2, 2026 by email to Roseann Powell at roseannp@sli.org.
Please continue to keep Fr. Ken, his family, friends, colleagues, and his TOR community in your prayers.

Virtual Presentation: From Burnout to Balance: How Boundaries Protect Mental Health
2026-02-05
A virtual presentation addressing how to overcome stigmas around mental illness and strategies for sustained access to mental health care in diverse parish communities in coordination with the National Black Catholic Congress.
Presenter: A. Mechelle Haywood, Psy.D., Therapist
Location: Virtual
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation on Intimacy
2026-02-04
An in-person presentation to seminarians at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.
Presenter: Emily Cash, Psy.D., Director of Saint Luke Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Location: St. Meinrad, Indiana
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for educational presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. Learn more about our educational opportunities. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Ministry Leadership & Mental Health Needs Awareness
2026-02-03
An invited presentation for the leadership of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church from Methodist Bishop LaTrelle Easterling.
Presenter: Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, President & CEO of Saint Luke Institute
Location: Fulton, MD
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation on Friendship
2026-01-30 - 2026-01-31 | Washington, D.C.
A multiday presentation on friendship for seminarians.
Presenter: Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, President & CEO of Saint Luke Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Group Conflict in Religious Life: Virtual Presentation
2026-01-13
An online presentation for the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) Young Religious Leadership Development Program. The program is designed to help those who are young to religious life (10 years or less) gain a foundation for future ministry and leadership.
Presenter: Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, President & CEO, Saint Luke Institute
Location: Virtual
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation: Integrating Sexuality in Religious Life
2025-12-03 - 2025-12-06 | Silver Spring, Maryland
A presentation to the postulants of the Franciscan Friars OFM, Our Lady of Gudalupe Province.
Presenter: Fr. Quinn Conners, O.Carm., Ph.D., Clinician, Saint Luke Institute
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

National Community of Catechetical Leaders Conference
2025-11-13 - 2025-11-15 | Baltimore, Maryland
Saint Luke Institute will be an exhibitor at the 2025 NCCL Conference.
Event Contact: Marc J. DelMonico, Ph.D., Director of Communications and SLIconnect
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

USCCB Plenary Presentation & Consultation
2025-11-11 | Baltimore, Maryland
Several clinicians and spiritual integrators from Saint Luke Institute will be at the Plenary Meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, to present and discuss the Saint Luke Institute care model for clergy and religious and our clinical and educational services with bishops from across the country.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
To support this and other outreach efforts to bishops and other church leaders about our mission, consider a one-time or recurring donation today.

Continuing Care Workshop
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-13
SLI clinicians will offer a Continuing Care four-day workshop for prior participants in our Emmaus Program at a DC-area retreat center.
Presenter(s): Continuing Care staff
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Building Contemplative Life from the Bottom Up: Virtual Presentation Series
2025-11-06 13:00 - 14:15
Contemplative communities are struggling to initiate new members due to the diversity in ages, education, life experiences, differing experiences of converts, how members view Catholic Tradition, as well as increasing racial and ethnic diversity. Communities may feel overwhelmed and under siege. These challenges are, at the very same time, necessary for a community to choose life into the future. These crucial needs may invite a critical moment of refounding. Over three sessions on our online learning platform, SLIconnect.org, Marist Brother Don Bisson, D.Min., will:

Articulate the situation and options
Discuss creative solutions for formation, and
Learn how we can see this as a moment of grace for transformation.

The dates of the live presentations are October 9, November 6, and December 4, 2025 all at 1 pm ET. Recordings will be available on-demand after the live events for all registrants.
Registeration cost for all three sessions is $50.
Learn more and register for free on SLIconnect.

International Catholic Forum on Mental Wellbeing
2025-11-05 - 2025-11-07 | Rome, Italy
Under the title “Ministry of Hope,” this event is a three-day international Catholic Conference designed to strengthen the Church’s pastoral engagement with Mental Well-Being. It brings together a diverse range of catholic actors, practitioners, and institutions for sharing experience, learning, reflective dialogue, care and prayer. It is sponsored by the International Catholic Mental Health Ministers Association and the Vatican’s Dicastery on Life.
Marc DelMonico, Ph.D., Director of Communications and Online Education, will represent SLI in a panel discussion on “Care of the Ministers” – a roundtable on the personal, relational, and institutional dimensions of caring for those who minister: the inner life and vulnerabilities of ministers; the practice of accompaniment; and the Church’s duty of care.
Location: Rome, Italy
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for educational presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. Learn more about our educational opportunities. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation: Integrating Sexuality in Religious Life
2025-11-05 - 2025-11-07 | Salamanca, Spain
A presentation to the European novitiate for the Carmelites.
Presenter: Fr. Quinn Conners, O.Carm., Ph.D., Clinician, Saint Luke Institute
Location: Salamanca, Spain
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation: Decreasing Pastoral Burnout - Survival Skills for Priestly Self-Care
2025-11-05 | Washington, D.C.
A presentation to the priests of the Archdiocese of Washington that will focus on establishing healthy boundaries for self-care when working in a parish setting. We will discuss warning signs of pastoral burnout or onset of depression or anxiety. Priests will participate in discussion of case studies to apply the material to their situations.
Presenter: Stephen Carroll, Ph.D., LCPC, Director of Continuing Care & Education
Location: Washington, D.C.
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Priests Retreat: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
2025-11-03 - 2025-11-06 | Saint Louis, Missouri
A presentation for a gathering of priests on retreat.
Presenter: Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, President & CEO of Saint Luke Institute
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Fall Priests Convocation: Archdiocese of Louisville
2025-10-28 | Louisville, Kentucky
A presentation on “Patience, Surrender and Discernment in an Age of Growth and Renewal.”
Presenter: Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, President & CEO of Saint Luke Institute
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Religious Formation Conference 2025 Congress
2025-10-23 - 2025-10-25 | Indianapolis, Indiana
Clinicians and staff from Saint Luke Institute will be available for discussion of our services and confidential consultation at our exhibit table for the 2025 RFC Congress.
Event Contacts: Stephen Carroll, Ph.D., LCPC, Director of Aftercare and Education and Marc DelMonico, Ph.D., Director of Communications and SLIconnect
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Annual Benefit 2025
2025-10-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Columbia Country Club, 7900 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815
Support & join us as we celebrate nearly five decades of fostering healthy ministers for a vibrant Church, and present the Saint Luke Award to Msgr. William English. Visit our 2025 Annual Benfit page for more information.
View highlights from our 2024 Benefit

Presentation at CMSM Safeguarding Ministry Conference
2025-10-16 | Lutz, Florida
A presentation on the care model of Saint Luke Institute and its effectiveness in addressing mental health needs among clergy and religious.
Presenter: Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, President & CEO of Saint Luke Institute
Location: Lutz, Florida
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation: Weathering Transitions
2025-10-15 | Beach Grove, Indiana
An in-person presentation at Our Lady of Grace Monastery.
Presenter: Emily Cash, Psy.D., Director of Saint Luke Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Location: Beach Grove, Indiana
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Retreat: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
2025-10-10 | Los Angeles, California
A retreat day for a religious community.
Presenter: Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, CM, PhD, President & CEO of Saint Luke Institute
Location: Los Angeles, Ca.
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

RCRI National Conference 2025
2025-09-30 - 2025-10-02 | Dallas, Texas
Saint Luke Institute will be an exhibitor at the 2025 conference of the Resource Center for Religious Institute (RCRI). Clinicians will be available for confidential consultation.
Event Contact: Stephen Carroll, Ph.D., LCPC, Director of Aftercare and Education
Location: Dallas, Texas
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation: Interpersonal Skills for Community Living
2025-09-17 - 2025-09-19 | Summit, New Jersey
An in-person presentation for the Dominican Sisters religious community.
Presenter: Emily Cash, Psy.D., Director of Saint Luke Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Location: Summit, New Jersey
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Candidate Assessment Best Practices: Virtual Presentation
2025-09-08
A virtual presentation on the Saint Luke Institute candidate assessment process and protocols for priesthood, religious life and diaconate in support of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia
Presenter: Emily Cash, Psy.D., Director, Candidate Assessment Program
Location: Virtual
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

NCDVD Assembly 2025
2025-08-25 - 2025-08-29 | Huntington, New York
A clinician from Saint Luke Institute will be available for discussion of our services and confidential consultation at our exhibit table for the 2025 Assembly of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors (NCDVD)
Event Contacts: Stephen Carroll, Ph.D., LCPC, Director of Aftercare & Education
Location: Huntington, NY
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

FREE Online Presentation: Best Practices in Psychological Screening of Candidates
2025-08-21 13:00 - 14:15
The Saint Luke Institute (SLI) approach to the psychological evaluation of candidates applying for service in the church is based on 30+ years of experience and the application of a comprehensive psychological and spiritual
assessment. In this FREE online presentation, Rev. David Songy, O.F.M.Cap., S.T.D., Psy.D., SLI clinician,and Emily Cash, Psy.D.,
Director of SLI’s Candidate Assessment Program, provide an updated

perspective on the core components of psychological screening, discuss current clinical trends, and offer guidance for vocation directors in their work with evaluators.
Learn more and register for free on SLIconnect.

Presentation: Integrating Sexuality in Religious Life
2025-08-21 - 2025-08-22 | Washington, D.C.
A presentation to the Washington Area Formators Network (WAFN).
Presenter: Fr. Quinn Conners, O.Carm., Ph.D., Clinician, Saint Luke Institute
Location: Washington, D.C.
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

SLIconnect Online Presentation: The Gift of Time (Management)
2025-08-12 19:00 - 20:15
Heather Kinney, M.A., Associate Director of Formation for the Paulist Fathers, shares a method and strategies for time management to support balance and calm amidst the busyness of work and life.
Learn more and register on SLIconnect.

Leadership Conference of Women Religious Assembly 2025
2025-08-12 - 2025-08-15 | Atlanta, Georgia
A clinician from Saint Luke Institute will be available for discussion of our services and confidential consultation at our exhibit table for the 2025 LCWR Assembly.
Event Contacts: Stephen Carroll, Ph.D., LCPC, Director of Aftercare & Education; Kathleen Hope Brown, D.Min., Director of Spiritual Care
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.

Presentation: The Saints and Mental Health
2025-08-09 10:00 - 12:30 | Basillica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., Washington, DC, 20017, United States
A presentation as part of the Archdiocese of Washington’s Pilgrimage of Hope to Experience God’s Love and Healing will discuss saints who lived with depression, anxiety and addiction. The presentation will take place following a 10 a.m. Rosary and Mass. Sponsored by the Office of Deaf and Disabilities Ministries of the Archdiocese. Open to the public.
Presenter: Fr. Quinn Conners, O.Carm., Ph.D., Clinician, Saint Luke Institute
Rev. Conners is a licensed clinical psychologist, priest of the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, and clinician at Saint Luke Institute.
Location: Basillica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., Washington, D.C. 20017
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Saint Luke Institute licensed clinicians and expert spiritual integrators are available for ongoing education presentations and other opportunities around the country and internationally for modest cost, as well as for confidential consultations. To request a Saint Luke Institute speaker for your event or conference, please complete our speaker request form.
