40th ANNIVERSARY OF SILOAM, THE PROGRAM FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS, 1979-2019
SILOAM, a program for Spiritual Direction, celebrates 40 years in 2019.
The program was established by Brian Gallagher MSC, drawing on his studies in Boston in spiritual direction and a Clinical Pastoral Education program.
Sacred Heart Monastery, Kensington, was the first venue. In 1980, it transferred to Sacred Heart Monastery, Croydon, Vic, where it continued until it became part of the Heart of Life Spirituality Centre in 1983 (and its several venues in Surrey Hills, Canterbury, Wantirna, Box Hill).
Its aim and scope, history and courses, the list of graduates to 2015, can be found in Heart of Life Spirituality Centre, A History (Peter Malone MSC, 2017).
Here is a list of members of the Chevalier Family who have completed the SILOAM program, as well as a list of staff members and course presenters.
MSC
Brian Gallagher
John Conroy
John Flynn
Peter Malone
Paul Castley
Terry Naughton
Tarcis Wignyosomarto
Noel Mansfield
Chris Chaplin
John Kelliher
Juan Diamante Jr
Patrick Bai
Mark Hanns
Steve Dives
Alo Lamere
Dominic Gleeson
Joshua Gopini
Thang Nhu Nguyen
OLSH SISTERS
Margaret Fahey
Cathie Mwagioidi
Rotee Uriam
Rosaleen O’Brien
Mary Manuera
MSC SISTERS
Tess Venker
Mechtilde Schnieder
And
Paul Beirne
Carol Dyer
Clare Shearman
DIRECTORS
Brian Gallagher, 1983-1991
Peter Malone, 1992
Susan Richardson, 1993=2001
Cheryl Bourke, 2002-2007
Susan Richardson, 2008-2013
Paul Beirne, 2014-
STAFF
MSC
Brian Gallagher
Peter Malone
Paul Castley
Frank Andersen
Frank Fletcher
Philip Malone
Chris Chaplin
OLSH
Robyn Reynolds
MSC
Anneliese Reinhard
Tess Venker
Rosalind Cairns
Reception
Margaret O’Loughlin
Phyl Coffey
Peter Curry
Siloam participants have come from:
Australia
Germany
India
Indonesia
Papua-New Guinea
Philippines
