Our Spiritual Directors

Our spiritual directors are trained listeners who begin the retreat by focusing attention on the person’s unique experience of God. Following the principles of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola, they help retreatants to notice, savor and respond to the movements of God’s Spirit in their own life-experience and prayer. God is the real director of the retreat. Our spiritual directors help retreatants to be attentive to what God is doing in their lives in the hope of deepening that primary love relationship. Our resident directors are joined by guest directors who are dedicated to this ministry and are carefully chosen for their abilities to work thoughtfully and sensitively with retreatants. Our staff is also available on a limited basis for off-site retreats, workshops and training programs in a variety of settings.

Shevaun A. Low (Executive Director)
Shevaun grew up and spent much of her life in Hawaii, where she encountered the Jesuits through the campus ministry at the University of Hawaii. She is married and has already had a career in urban planning, working primarily with transportation systems. Shevaun discerned a change in her life path when making the Spiritual Exercises at Eastern Point. She has an MA in Theology and Ministry from Boston College, a certificate in spiritual direction from the Sisters of St. Joseph Spiritual Direction Intern Initiative program, and has completed three units of CPE.
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Gerry Blaszczak, S.J. (Spiritual Director)
Gerry comes to us from Fairfield University, where he served as Alumni Chaplain and Special Assistant to the President. While at Fairfield, he had also directed the Murphy Center for Ignatian Spirituality. Gerry holds a Ph.D. from Harvard in New Testament and has taught at Fairfield, Fordham, Le Moyne and Hekima School of Theology in Nairobi, Kenya. He was Director of Novices for the New York and Maryland Provinces of the Jesuits, before serving as V.P. For Mission and Ministry at Fordham,  Pastor of the Church of St. Ignatius, NYC., and Secretary for the Promotion of Faith at the Jesuit Headquarters in Rome

Michael Boughton, S.J. (Spiritual Director)
Michael joined the staff in 2024, after serving as Rector of the Faber Jesuit Community, at Boston College's Clough School of Theology and Ministry.  He has a BA and MA in English from Boston College, and his MDiv from the Weston School of Theology, and was ordained in 1979.  Michael has also served in campus ministry at the College of the Holy Cross, as Rector of the Fairfield University Jesuit Community, president of Fairfield Prep, Director of BC's Center for Ignatian Spirituality, and Formation Assistant for the Jesuits USA East Province.  

James Carr, S.J. (Spiritual Director)
Previously on staff from 2007-2010, Jim returned to EPRH in August of 2023.  For twelve years, he was engaged in the spiritual and apostolic formation of Jesuit novices as an assistant director and director of the novitiate. He has also served in secondary schools as campus minister and administrator (Boston College High School) and teacher and chaplain (Loyola School, New York City). Special interests include biblical studies (MA, Catholic University) and spiritual direction (Certificate, Center for Religious Development). 

 EPRH Staff 
Susan Lucas: Office Manager
Daniel Schrader: Business Manager
Daniel Ryan: Director of Dining (Sage Dining Services)
​Ronald Martel: Executive Chef (Sage Dining Services)
Daniel Sullivan: Dining Staff (Sage Dining Services)
Jimmy and Sandy Walen: Housekeeping

​Kathleen Andersen Sr. Laura M. Arvin, OP Pat Ashley Sr. Janice Bachman, OP Richard Begley Sr. Joan Bernard, OP Virginia Blass Paul Bosse Nan Bouche’ Fr. Michael Broderick Catherine Brunell Sr. Margaret Ellen Burke, SC Sr. Carolyn Capuano, HM Jeffrey Capwell Sr. Maureen Casey, SND Laurie Cassidy, Ph. D. Christine Cichello Sr. Dolores Clerico, SSJ Sr. Mary Ann Connolly, SC Martha Conroy Anita Constance, SC Fr. Joseph Costantino, SJ Sr. Peggy Cummins, SND MaryAnne Davey Anne Deneen Fr. Christopher DeGiovine Sr. Joan A. Deiters, SC Br. Chris Derby, SJ Luz Marina Diaz Sr. Joan Doyle, SSND Marilyn Dunphy, MHSH Emily Egan Fr. William Eagan, SJ Joanne A Fantini, CSJ Agregee Sr. Julie Fertsch, SSJ Fr. James Ferus, SJ Fr. Peter Fink, SJ James Finn ​Sr. Mary Kay Flannery, SSJ Sr. Grace Ford, Er. Dio.

Beverley Fournier Giovanna Franchi Sr. Margaret Galiardi, OP Mary Gallagher ​​Nash Garabedian, Jr. Kate Haser Lisa Hastings Sr. Mary Ellen Higgins, IHM Betty Hill Crowson Holly Hoffmann Janette Hogan Joan Howard Sr. Jean Marie Holup, SSCM Carissa Kane Sr. Anne Kappler, RSM Sr. Ellen Keane, SNDdeN Nancy Kellar Fr. Timothy Kelleher Richard Kirk Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, IHM James Krisher Sr. Madeleine Lane, SSND Belinda Lynch Sr. Denise Lyon, IHM Peter Lyons, TOR Mary MacGillivray Sr. Kathryn Madden, RC Katherine Maher Fr. Frederic Maples Sr. Joan McCarthy, CSJ Sr. Maria McCoy, SSJ ​Fr. Joe McHugh, SJ Fr. Gerry McKeon, S.J. Kathleen McNamara Sr. Patricia Mensing, SSJ Sr. Barbara Metz, SNDdeN Donna Meyer Sara Janecko Milone Carol Mitchell

Susan Morton ​Sheila Murphy JoAnn Nally ​Sr. Honora M. Nicholson, RSM Stephen Nicholson Sr. Gail O’Donnell, RSCJ Sr. Ruthann O’Mara, SSJ​Sr. Jane O’Shaughnessy, RSCJ Marie Philomène Péan, D.Min. Br. Vin Pelletier, FSC Fr. Ronald Perry, SJ Alice Poltorick Susan Jenco Renella Linda Robinson Fr. Richard Roos, S.J. Claire Rusowicz Sr. Jean Sauntry, CSJ Sr. Virginia (Ginny) Scally, SNDdeN Judith Schiavo Br. Bernard Seif, SMC Sr. Janelle Sevier, SND Fr. James Shaughnessy, SJ Sr. Nancy Sheridan SASV Sr. Patricia Smith, SSJ Susan Stabile Fr. Mark Stelzer Fr. William Stempsey, S.J. Rev. Nancy Strickland Jodi Studnicka Fr. Paul Sullivan, SJ Fr. Tom Sweetser, SJ Sr. Paula Tinlin, SNDdeN Kathy Tosney Fr. Robert VerEecke Nicki Verploegen Sr. Clare Walsh, MHSH Nancijo Wolter Fr. Thomas Worcester, SJ

                                                              Spiritual Directors for 2024-2025
Note: We are often asked why our spiritual directors are listed without the corresponding retreat/s they will be working. Our spiritual directors offer themselves to EPRH based on their personal availability more than one-year in advance of a given retreat. Because their individual availability cannot be confirmed until shortly before the start of a given retreat and because substitute spiritual directors are often needed, we do not list their names by specific retreats.