Rev. Dr. Kathleen Weller, Obl.SB

Rev. Dr. Kathleen Weller is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) with decades of experience in parish ministry, spiritual direction, and contemplative formation. She earned her Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and completed Clinical Pastoral Education at Alexian Brothers Hospital. She was ordained in 1993 and later received her Doctor of Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary.

From 2009 to 2021, Rev. Dr. Weller served as Founder and Director of the Peace River Spirituality Center, where she accompanied individuals and groups in prayer, reflection, and spiritual discernment. She has served congregations in Illinois, Indiana, and Florida since 1992 and was granted honorably retired status in 2020.

Her contemplative journey deepened significantly in 2009 when she was introduced to meditation, leading her to attend the John Main Seminar in Cork, Ireland in 2010. Upon returning, she founded and led a meditation group that met regularly for over a decade. She currently facilitates a weekly online meditation group and continues to offer spiritual direction to individuals via Zoom. From 2010–2023, she co-led three meditation retreats with Dr. Eugene Bebeau and has attended John Main Seminars in Houston and New Harmony. She serves on the Executive Committee of WCCM-USA as the Teaching Resource Coordinator and has also served as a spiritual listener during three World Community for Christian Meditation deep silence retreat weeks.

Rev. Dr. Weller completed spiritual direction training through the Shalem Institute and maintains an active contemplative practice that includes ongoing supervision and regular meetings with her own spiritual director. A Benedictine Oblate of Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, she has sustained a long-standing rhythm of silence and retreat, including annual time at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky and Saint John’s Abbey.

A lifelong teacher, pastor, and contemplative practitioner, she brings wisdom, warmth, and deep listening to her ministry. She is also a wife, mother, and grandmother, grounding her spiritual leadership in the rhythms of everyday life.