I am eager to share my unique perspective with people seeking to connect Scripture, spirituality, and everyday life, and would be delighted to offer a talk or retreat for your parish or other group.

Everything you see here is adaptable, from two hours to several days, in person or via Zoom.  See what people are saying about me by visiting my Testimonials page! 

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UPCOMING EVENTS

POSSIBLE TOPICS

EVENT HISTORY

INTERVIEWS

SPEAKER REQUEST

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Journey with the Holy Family (Advent by Candlelight Speaker)
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 p.m.
Saint John Neumann Church (Bryn Mawr PA) Walking with Purpose

Waiting in Joyful Hope (Advent Weekend Retreat)
Friday-Sunday, December 12-14,
Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown NJ
“…as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our savior, Jesus Christ.”
Though we hear these words at every Mass, most of us don’t find waiting to be a joy-filled (or even hope-filled) experience. Yet ideally, who and what we are waiting for shapes how we wait. During this Advent weekend, we’ll keep company with Biblical figures and other holy men and women who model the kind of waiting to which we are called: a waiting with courage, patience, and trust in God’s promise. Come sit at their feet, learn from their wisdom, and share your own!
Cost: $425 includes private room and six meals. Click link above to register.

Women, Waiting (Advent Evening of Prayer)
Tuesday, December 16, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia
In the darkening days of December, when the bright buzz of the “Christmas shopping season” can lure even the most well-intentioned soul, Advent lights a candle and invites us to sit. To cultivate stillness. To turn the expectant eye of faith towards the horizon, attuned to the coming of Christ in and around us. During this Advent evening of prayer, we’ll keep company with several Biblical women who model the holy waiting to which we are called: a waiting with courage, patience, and trust in God’s promise. Come sit at their feet, learn from their wisdom, and share your own!
Cost: $25. Click link above to register.

What Can We Learn from Our Foremothers in Faith?
Wednesday, December 17, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Immaculate Conception BVM Church, Jenkintown PA
Come enjoy light refreshments, explore the women named in Matthew’s genealogy, and ponder what they have to say to us today! This is free event; RSVP Mary Kate Guerin, mkguerin@iccjenkintown.org.

2026

Finding God Abiding: A Virtual Book Group
January Tuesdays (6-13-20-27), 6:30-7:30 p.m. Eastern
SSJ Center for Spirituality, Ocean Grove NJ (via Zoom)
As the new year begins – with all its unfolding, promise, and wintry weather – we invite you to join us for a four week reflection book series. Our selection is Christine Eberle’s Finding God Abiding, which uses daily meditations featuring stories and questions for personal reflection to explore God’s faithful presence in our lives. The themes for each week include Perceiving, Becoming, Embracing, and Releasing. Suggested donation: $60 for the series. Attendance is limited. Click the link above then scroll down to the date for info & registration.

Mid-Year Retreat Day (private)
Friday, January 9, IVC New England

The Trauma-Informed Spiritual Exercises: 
A Workshop for Spiritual Directors & Pastoral Counselors
with Robert W. McChesney, SJ
January 31-February 1 (Sat 10-5:30, optional evening session, Sun 10-4)
Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia
Rob was my campus minister in college, and has become a good friend. I am delighted to partner with him as he leads these weekend workshops based on his new book, The Soul Also Keeps the Score a trauma-informed companion to the Spiritual Exercise of St. Ignatius.
Cost: $225 overnight, $150 commuter
Click book title above to learn about the book, and retreat center name for registration info.

A Pilgrim’s Heart in Lent
Saturday, February 28, 10:00 – 3:00
SSJ Center for Spirituality, Ocean Grove NJ
Stay tuned for registration information.

A Pilgrim’s Heart in Lent (private event)
Saturday, March 7
First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield, NJ

Author Talk: Finding God Along the Way
Thursday, March 19, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Neumann University, Aston PA
Stay tuned for details.

The Trauma-Informed Spiritual Exercises
A Workshop for Spiritual Directors & Pastoral Counselors
with Robert W. McChesney, SJ
March 20-22, 2026
Bellarmine Retreat Center, Barrington IL
Cost: $380. Click link above for details and registration.

Finding God in Ordinary Time: A Guided/Silent Retreat
June 7-12 (Sunday dinner through Friday lunch)
Franciscan Spiritual Center, Aston PA
Resident, Commuter, and Zoom rates available; click link above for info/registration.

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Possible Topics

I would be delighted to offer a talk or retreat for your parish or other group. Everything you see here is adaptable, from two hours to several days, in person or via Zoom. Check out the topics below, or sample my list of previous engagements.

As my new book Finding God Along the Way: Wisdom from the Ignatian Camino for Life at Home is being released in January of 2025, I am developing a series of retreats around the theme of pilgrimage. Stay tuned!

Advent:
Choosing the Better Part / A Retreat with Mary and Martha

Lent:
Living the Lent We Get / Allowing Life to Become its own Lenten Discipline

Any Season:

Take Nothing for the Journey
The Stories that Form Us
Abide In Me as I Abide in You
Finding God in Ordinary Time
Healing Encounters
Grief and Grace
Joseph: Carpenter / Dreamer / Foster Father / Saint

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Dramatic Interpretations of Women in Scripture
Scripture gives us the bare bones of stories, but through Ignatian prayer we can encounter God more deeply by immersing ourselves imaginatively in the text.  I have written four monologues–the fruit of such prayer–from the perspective of various Gospel women whose lives were changed by an encounter with Jesus.   Drawing on my theater background (God wastes nothing!) I have performed these monologues in retreat houses, church halls, living rooms and classrooms.  In the process, participants gain insight into the working of God in their own lives.

The Women:

• Martha (Luke 10:38-42)
  How does our desire to do things “well” keep us from seeing what God is really asking of us? (Available via Zoom as well as live!)
• The Samaritan Woman at the Well (John 4:4-42)
  What would it be like to see our complicated lives through the compassionate eyes of Jesus?
• The Woman with a Hemorrhage (Mark 5:25-34)
  When life has cast us down, how do we find the courage to reach out for healing–again?
• The Woman Caught in Adultery (John 8:1-11)
  When we find ourselves far from our best selves, how does God invite us back?

A sample gathering might include:

• Unpacking the Scripture together
• Dramatic monologue
• Quiet time for personal reflection
• Sharing of participants’ insights

The time frame is adaptable–anywhere from a 50-minute class to a 90-minute mini-retreat or a morning/afternoon/evening segment of a full retreat.

Other Passions
Anything that appeals to you from my blog is fair game!

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INTERVIEWS

In the summer of 2020 I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Mary Fran Bontempo and Kristin Smedley, founders of Brilliantly Resilient, about my leap of faith into becoming a “freelance me.” They had me back again in 2022 as Finding God Abiding was coming out. Enjoy!

And in the spring of 2019 I had the good fortune of being a guest on two different shows on RVN TV.  Each interview is just under half an hour.  Enjoy!

• Maggie Riggins, In God We Trust
• Anne DeSantis, The Positive Side

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