Conversation, Counsel or Guidance
Starting in October 2021, we offer both women and men the opportunity to receive spiritual counseling or guidance from a woman. Our spiritual directors, most of them members of religious orders, are experienced and trained in pastoral care. Spiritual direction in crises or times demanding major decisions is an important Christian practice, and the search for God's guidance and will is a permanent challenge for every Christian - a task that may require company. Our offer complements the already existing services by the Fathers and other theological staff members.
Sr. Maria Hofmann MC
I was born in Tyrol in 1945 and have been a member of the religious community "Missionaries of Christ" since 1967. After various assignments and training for directing Spiritual Exercises (1987-89 at IMS), I have served in leadership ministries of our community. For more than 30 years I have been directing Ignatian retreats and Spiritual Exercises. My services have been requested in various places in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol and Switzerland. Since 2018 I have been living in Munich again.
Contact and meeting place for conversations on spiritual direction:
Regionalhaus der Missionarinnen Christi
Vinzenz-von-Paul-Straße 11, 81671 München (= Berg am Laim)
Phone: 089/678054-12 or -0
Mobile: 0157-34627727
Sr. Mareile Hartl MC
I was born in the Allgäu region in 1968. Since 1995 I belong to the religious community "Missionaries of Christ".
After studying religious education and adult education in Munich (1988 - 1993) , I have been active in different areas of pastoral care in the dioceses of Augsburg, Salzburg, and Munich. Between 2001 and 2005 these experiences were enriched by assignments in Paris, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa.
Currently I work part-time as a parish assistant in the parish association of Munich-Laim, serve as deputy regional director of my order, and work as a freelancer in individual counseling. My self-conception as a pastoral caregiver has always pursued a holistic approach; I have therefore complemented my studies by training as a breathing therapist, alternative practitioner for psychotherapy and spiritual director (Freising course).
Contact and meeting places for spiritual direction:
meetings are possible in Sendling, München-Laim or Berg am Laim. We can also talk on the phone or via video conference.
My phone number: 089 / 74 49 49 44
Sr. Maria Stadler MC
Born near Munich in 1967, I studied religious education and joined the "Missionaries of Christ" community after my graduation in 1992. After serving as a parish assistant in Landsberg, I spent 16 years in Russia, in Omsk and Novosibirsk. During this time I completed additional training as a systemic psychotherapist for children and young adults. In 2014 I returned to Germany, where I qualified as a director for Spiritual Exercises. I have been closely connected to the contemplative path for over 25 years now.
Currently I work at the German Conference of Superiors of Religious Orders as coordinator for the so-called "Freiwilliges Ordensjahr" (voluntary year in a religious order), and serve as the training director of our community.
Contact and meeting places for spiritual direction:
You can reach me by phone 089 / 74116015 or my mobile number 0157-50117508
or by e-mail as maria.stadler@missionarinnen-christi.de
For longer conversations we can meet at St. Michael's or in the facilities at our Generalate (Linderhofstr. 10, 81377 München, U6 – station Holzapfelkreuth).
Sr. Christine Zeis MC
I was born in 1961 and have been a member of the "Missionaries of Christ" since 1988. By profession I am a religious educator, Gestalt therapist, and spiritual director. My concern is offering guidance to seekers, a challenge reflected in two projects on life and faith orientation in Leipzig and Jena, as well as in years of responsibility for various stages of religious training and vocational clarification. I have been living in Weilheim/Upper Bavaria since 2011, first as noviciate director and currently with the main task of offering spiritual direction and Spiritual Exercises.
Contact and meeting place for spiritual direction:
For conversations I like to make appointments to meet at the facilities of the "Missionaries of Christ" in Weilheim
Hardtkapellenstr. 2, 82362 Weilheim
Mail: c.zeis@gmx.de
Phone: 0881/92703232
www.christine-zeis.de
Sr. Maria Platzköster
I was born in the Ruhr area in 1956 and have been a member of the community Missionaries of Christ since 1983. Professionally I first worked as a nurse and have been active as a non-medical pracititioner with my own practice in Munich since 2005. In 1985 I attended Bible School in Nazareth for three-months; in 2012 I completed a training in body-oriented conversation and trauma therapy ("Loving Dialogue"), which I have been practicing ever since. More information on my homepage www.ganzheitliche-naturheilweisen.de
Contact and meeting place for spiritual direction:
The counseling meetings take place in my practice room.
Vinzenz-von-Paul-Str. 11, 81671 München
My phone numbers:
089 / 678054-29
Mobile 0157-72931066
Sr. Dorothea Gnau
My name is Sr. Dorothea Gnau. I was born in Marburg/Lahn in 1971 and have been a member of the Congregation of Helpers, an international Ignatian community, since 2012. 25 years ago, on a search after tools to help me to seek God in everyday life, I discovered Ignatian spirituality, spiritual direction and Spiritual Exercises for myself. In 2014-2016 I finally completed my own training as a spiritual director and director of Spiritual Exercises (CLC/SJ). After working as a theologian, as a teacher, in ecclesiastical youth work and in pastoral care for students, I have been living in Munich since 2019 and am currently active as a spiritual director and director of Spiritual exercises (especially for young adults) as well as in the administration of my order.
Contact and meeting place for spiritual direction:
You can reach me via e-mail as dorothea.gnau@helferinnen.info or by phone at 0157-82951791. For a conversation we make an appointment to meet either at St. Michael's or in the rooms of our community in Neuperlach.
Hildegard Streppel
I was born and grew up in a small town in Hochsauerland in NRW in 1957. I studied social pedagogy in Regensburg and then worked for Caritas in Munich. After the birth of our three children, I spent a lot of time with my family, was active in church voluntary work and worked freelance in family education. (1990-2010)
After the separation, I trained as an ‘integrative parent-infant/toddler counsellor’ (cry baby counselling) in 2004 and completed further training as a systemic couple and family therapist in 2005. I then worked as a counsellor in educational counselling at a large counselling centre in Munich and retired at the end of 2022.
Ignatian spirituality and contemplative prayer are my spiritual home. The training to become a spiritual counsellor in 2020/2021 was once again encouraging and enriching. My guiding principle as a spiritual director: ‘And behold: I am with you always, to the end of the age.’ (Mt 28:20)
Contact and place of spiritual counselling:
hildegard@hstreppel.de
The counselling sessions usually take place in the St. Michael Centre in Maxburgstrasse. It is also possible to talk on the phone or via Zoom.
Sr. Maria Wolfsberger MC
I was born in 1973 in Gmunden in the Salzkammergut and have been a member of the Missionaries of Christ religious community since 2002. After working for almost 20 years as a qualified A-level church musician, concert organist and spiritual accompanist in Leipzig, I moved to Munich in the summer of 2023. I am currently the novitiate leader in our community and thus responsible for the training of prospective nuns, while also training as a vocation coach Wave. I am also happy to continue offering spiritual counselling for people of all ages.
Contact and locations for spiritual counselling:
By email at: maria.wolfsberger@gmail.com
The counselling sessions take place on the premises in St. Michael's or in our training house at Schöngauerstraße 20, 81377 Munich (U6 - Holzapfelkreuth stop). In addition, there is also the possibility to talk on the phone or via zoom conference or in writing by e-mail.
Josef Huber
My name is Josef Huber. I was born in 1952, have been married for over 40 years, have children and grandchildren. I studied theology, pedagogy, and philosophy, and used to work as a teacher. The rich language of the Bible and the spirituality of the Ignatian exercises are important sources of life for me. In the 1990s I trained as a spiritual director and director for Spiritual Exercises. Since that time I have been accompanying people on their spiritual journeys. Since my youth I have been involved in groups of the Christian Life Community, where I also have been active in course and retreat work.
It is a great concern of mine to listen to people, to understand them and to accompany them on their way.
Contact and meeting place for spiritual direction:
My phone numbers:
Landline: 089/14492
Mobile: 0176-20623256
Dr. Peter Hügelmeyer
I was born in Osnabrück in 1955, grew up in the Rhineland, have lived in Munich since 1989 and am married. I belong to the Community of Christian Life (CLC), studied theology at the cathedral school in Würzburg and am a retreat and spiritual counsellor. As a cell biologist with a doctorate, I worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 15 years and have been the managing director and co-owner of an agency for employee development and leadership since 2004. It is important to me to continuously deepen my own spirituality and to make it available to other people in forms that are appropriate for them.
Contact and place for spiritual counselling:
0163-2595230
peter.huegelmeyer@gcl.de
The support sessions usually take place in the St. Michael Centre in Maxburgstraße. There is also the possibility to talk on the phone, via video conference or e-mail.