Gerri Leder

Gerri Leder is a spiritual director in training. She prayed the 19th annotation in 2017 and the 12 Weeks in Manresa retreat through the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College, bringing the retreat to her parish in 2023. Gerri is retired from a career in financial marketing consulting.

Rekindling the Desire to Desire God

Why can’t I hear God’s voice? Can I linger a little longer in my daily prayers? I fall short of my desire to access something deeper than my own...

God Waiting with a Call

“The journey of faith is a gift of a loving God who takes the first step and waits patiently, silently, almost shyly for the human response,” writes Vincent Sherlock...

Rita’s Consolation

It was a moment of angst and mourning for the parish, as it was slated for closing along with dozens of others in the archdiocese. The parishioners gathered in...

Musing on Finding God in All Things

Three of us set sail toward the Chesapeake Bay on a friend’s sloop. The sun dances and glistens on the water as we savor the first outing of the...

I See You

Can we learn a thing or two about connection from people in other countries? My recent experience in South Africa suggests we can. South Africans place a premium on...

A Father’s Love

The priest concludes his Sunday homily before the interior doors of the church fling open. Just released from Sunday school, the young children crowd the doorway, preparing to rejoin...