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Fr. Thomas F.X. Hoar, SSE, PhD, serves as Spiritual Director for each Sabbatical resident. His experience in guiding recovery among wounded men and women includes 20 years of working with priests, religious, and seminarians; 44 years working with college-age men and women; and 33 years of personal recovery. Fr. Tom speaks and offers retreats to clergy in the United States and internationally, including on recovery topics. Following one such speech, Most. Rev. Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger invited Fr. Tom to revamp formation programs in the Diocese of Albany as Director of Vocations and Clergy Formation. Fr. Tom’s vitae and references are available on request.
INCLUDED ON THE CLERGY SABBATICAL TEAM ARE: Full-time resident Teresa Pitt Green is foundress of Spirit Fire, a Catholic restorative justice healing ministry which has collaborated for over 20 years with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. With 39 years in 12 Step recovery, Teresa serves in many capacities, including leading short- and long-term peer support groups for priests who have been sexually abused or who otherwise suffer from traumatic experiences. Deacon Steven DeMartino serves as consultant and regular retreat leader and offers a lifetime of service to clergy wellness and Church healing, currently as Director of Priest Wellness for the Archdiocese of New York and as Director of Safeguarding for the Conference of Major Superiors of Men.
Ready? Do you know a diocesan and religious priest, brother, sister, or seminarian who is facing, undergoing, or needs treatment for addiction, mental illness, or burnout? Call Fr. Tom to discuss options and a plan that provides this man or woman with the best opportunity to return to ministry restored and whole—once wounded, now serving as wounded healer and witness to the hopeful message of Jesus Christ, the Great Physician and Healer of us all.
Fr. Thomas F.X. Hoar, S.S.E., Ph.D.
President and CEO of St. Edmund's Retreat
Main Office (860) 536-0565 Ext 166