Spiritual Guidance

Spiritual guidance, also called spiritual direction, is an age-old process of listening to the heart of another as he or she seeks the intention of the Spirit within the deep recesses of the self.

Spiritual guidance can be a single session or a multi-session commitment, depending on the need or desire. Meetings are usually scheduled every four to six weeks, but frequency depends on what works best for each person.

The goal is not dependency on another, but a closer union with the Divine that invites wholeness, integrity, inner unity and growth.

Fees are based on a sliding scale, ranging from $35 to $65 per session. Our experienced spiritual guides on staff are listed below. Other directors are available as needed.

For more information, call 262-898-2590 or email canderson@racinedominicans.org.

Have you considered becoming a spiritual guide? Explore Siena Retreat Center's Spiritual Guidance Training Program.

Meet Our Spiritual Directors

Kathleen Bohn, OP

Spiritual Director and Bookstore Manager

(262) 898-2590

Kathleen Bohn, OP, a Racine Dominican, is a spiritual guide, retreat leader, labyrinth facilitator, and weaver and is deeply committed to Earth. Kathleen has a master’s degree in counseling, is trained in spiritual direction, has taken the labyrinth facilitator training, and has done work in Jungian psychology and dream work. She helped initiate—and lives at—the Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center.

Miriam Brown, OP

Program Leader and Spiritual Director

(262) 898-2585

Miriam Brown, OP, a Sinsinawa Dominican, is a spiritual guide, retreat facilitator, presenter on current spirituality themes, and team member of the Center’s Spiritual Guidance Training Program. She has an eye for the Spirit’s movement in the world and the graced unfoldings of each person’s deep and precious life.

Jim Gill

Associate Director of Programming

(262) 898-2581

Jim earned an MA through the Institute in Creation Centered Spirituality at Mundelein College, Chicago. He trained as a spiritual guide through Siena’s Spiritual Guidance Training Program and has a BS in Biology from St. Meinrad College. He has ministered in parishes in adult formation, and as a free-lance speaker throughout the Milwaukee Archdiocese for 36 years. Jim enjoys gardening, home improvement, iconography and genealogy - seeking the Holy in all things. He is an Associate of the School Sisters of Notre Dame – Central Pacific Province.

Pat Shutts

Program Leader and Spiritual Director

(262) 898-2584

Pat Shutts has a BA in Theology and an MA in Pastoral Studies, and received certification in spiritual guidance from Creighton University. Pat brings her gift of compassionate listening and openness to the Spirit, and companions seekers as they acknowledge and discover God's presence in all of life's journey. She loves art, play, and prayer.