I’m Sr. Kathleen Stakelum MSC, a Catholic sister living in Opelousas, LA. I was trained at the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center in New Orleans and have been doing spiritual direction thirty years in addition to my ministry in church parishes, retreat ministry, Hospice and nursing home spiritual care. I see spiritual direction as listening to what God is doing in the directee’s life, helping them to notice God’s love for them and to respond to it. I’m open to accepting new directees during the day or evenings in both Lafayette and Opelousas. You can contact me at kathleenstakelum@yahoo.com
I belong to St. Pius X Catholic Church in Lafayette, LA. I completed my internship in Spiritual Direction in September of 2020. I was trained at the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center in New Orleans. Spiritual Direction has been a part of my own faith life for about twenty-five years. Currently I serve on the board of the Louisiana Association of Spiritual Directors. I have a deep desire to accompany others in discovering where God is present in their lives. I see directees both during the day and evenings and I am open to directing Christians of any denomination.
I am blessed with the ministry of spiritual direction: as one who offers one-on-one direction virtually, I also offer guidance through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. I currently lead a Peer Supervision group. And finally, I am involved as a teacher of new spiritual directors with the Archdiocesan Spirituality Ctr. of New Orleans. I have a certification in spiritual direction from the ASC, and I have received additional formation and training through the Christian Spirituality Masters Program at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.
My email address is: mikevanvranken@comcast.net
