Joe Bernal is an Ignatian-trained spiritual director and Retreat Master at Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat
House. He is married with three married daughters and eight grandchildren. Joe is a cradle Catholic and
member of St Paschal Catholic Church in West Monroe, Louisiana where he currently lives with his wife.
Joe holds a Master of Pastoral Studies from Loyola University New Orleans; a Certificate in Spiritual
Direction from the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center in New Orleans and a certificate from the New
Emmaus Seminar for training of Retreat Masters. Additionally, he is trained in directing the 19 th
Annotation Retreat.
Joe has been practicing spiritual direction for ten years and is available for meeting directees in-person
or virtually by ZOOM. He can be reached at jkmca2000@aol.com or 318 547-6797.