Getting Through the Hurt

Fr. Keith McClellan is pastor of Notre Dame Parish in Michigan City, Indiana. His ministries have included publishing, writing, serving as retreat master, and providing spiritual direction and parochial assistance.   Br. Francis Wagner, OSB, a recovering alcoholic, is a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. The Archabbot’s secretary, he also writes for Abbey Press Publications and serves as a conference presenter for the Benedictine oblate program and as a spiritual director. He has written a number of pastoral care publications and spirituality articles and is the author of Grace in the Wilderness: Reflections on God’s Sustaining Word Along Life’s Journey.   Ann Rohleder, RN, is the director of health services at Saint Meinrad Archabbey. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Southern Indiana and additional training in wellness, nurse management, and disease prevention. She is also a yoga instructor and has an American Council on Exercise certification in personal training.   Silas Henderson serves on the staff of Abbey Press Publications and has written numerous articles on prayer and spirituality. He is the editor of Deacon Digest magazine and author of From Season to Season: A Book of Saintly Wisdom and Moving Beyond Doubt.   Rev. J. Ronald Knott, DMin, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, was the founding director of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology’s Institute for Priests and Presbyteries, and the director of Catholic Worship at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. He has published many books and articles and writes a weekly column for his diocesan newspaper, The Record.