Spiritual Directors
Every member of the diaconate community is encouraged to have a spiritual director they meet with regularly, typically once a month.
This is how we maintain ourselves to be spiritually healthy. Our deacons and wives deserve to be at their spiritual best—the people they serve deserve them at their best, too. The Office of the Diaconate maintains a list of spiritual directors willing to serve deacons and their wives. You can email or call us if you would like us to further discuss spiritual directors.
Click here for the list of Spiritual Directors.
Colleen Ambrose
St. Francis Xavier
524 Ninth St.
Wilmette, IL 60091
847.644.0264
Sister Benita Coffey, OSB
St. Scholastica Monastery
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60645
773.764.2413 ext.327
[email protected]
Rev. Ramil Fajardo
Holy Name Cathedral
735 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.534.5377
312.787.8040
[email protected]
Fr. John Fontana, OSM
323 W. Illinois St.
Chicago, IL 60654
312.823.2728
[email protected]
Sue Garthwaite
St. Nicholas
806 Ridge Ave.
Evanston, IL 60202
847.344.9384
847.328.5320
[email protected]
Rev. Robert Heidenreich
5320 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.608.1747
[email protected]
Fr. Bernard Kennedy, OFM
3800 W. Peterson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60659
708.209.6889
[email protected]
Maureen Martin
ZOOM ONLY
8 Evelyn Drive
Brockport, NY 14420
847.275.3980
[email protected]
Sister Luanne Wihelm, SLW
773.710.6546
[email protected]
Sister Mary Caritas Wehrman
St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church
218 W. Alexander St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.243.0753 (evenings)
Fr. Mike Ahlstrom
847.565.1969
[email protected]
Sister Patricia Bergen, CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph of La Grange
1515 W. Ogden Ave.
La Grange Pk, IL 60526
[email protected]
Tiffani Boerio
Quotidian Joy
Suite 332
137 N. Oak Park Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60301
806.559.5901
[email protected]
Sister Celeste Cotter, CSJ
St. Joseph Center
1515 W. Ogden Ave.
La Grange Park, IL 60526
708.310.1292
[email protected]
Deacon Anthony Delgado
7449 West Ainslie St.
Harwood Heights, IL 60706
773.320.1970 (Bilingual)
[email protected]
Nancy Hoel
St. Giles Parish
401 Niagara Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630.279.8510
[email protected]
Sister Mary Lou Pleitner, CSJ
847.347.8516
[email protected]
Sister Marianne Saieg, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis
5521 King Arthur Court
Westmont, IL 60559
630.309.3923
[email protected]
Rev. William Tkachuk
St. Francis Xavier Parish
124 N. Spring Ave.
La Grange, IL 60525
708.352.0168
[email protected]
Deacon James Schiltz
Hampshire, IL 60140
773.259.8261
[email protected]
Judy Bumbul, MS MA
773.946.7838
[email protected]
Rev. Thomas Cabala
Our Lady at St. Germaine
9711 S. Kolin Ave.
Oak Lawn, IL 60462
708.269.3863
[email protected]
Deacon Michael J. Ciciura
SS. Cyril & Methodius
13856 Steepleview Ln.
Lemont, IL 60439
630.243.9342
[email protected]
Rev. Thomas Conde
St. Christina
11005 S. Homan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60655
773.779.7181
[email protected]
Barbara Manning
16354 Terrance Court
Orland Park, IL 60487
708.305.4627
[email protected]
Deacon Peter Manning
16354 Terrance Court
Orland Park, IL 60487
708.305.4631
[email protected]
Sister Jean Okroi, IBVM
3659 W. 99th St. #1312
Chicago, IL 60655
630.244.8032
[email protected]
Denise Roccasalva
St. Cajetan Parish
2445 W. 112th St.
Chicago, IL 60655
773.480.6540
[email protected]
Deacon Jerry Souta, Jr.
6601 W. 175th Pl.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
708.574.6093
[email protected]
Rev. Robert Tonelli
St. Bernadette Church
9343 S. Francisco Ave.
Evergreen Park, IL 60805
224.216.3406
Avis Coleman, M.A.P.S.
5250 S. Hermitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60609
773.350.5250
[email protected]
Mayslake Ministries
718 Ogden Ave.
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630.852.9000
[email protected]
Elizabeth Kingsbury-Puscas CPSD
Mayslake Ministries
Ascension of Our Lord Parish
1 S. 314 Summit
Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181
815.216.6111
[email protected]
Deacon Roger Vandervest
708.785.2348
[email protected]
