Paul Horcher

I am a cradle Catholic who has been married to my wife Lisa for 38 years. We have 6 children and 6 grandchildren with more on the way. I reside in the Chicago IL area.

I was a minister of care in a hospital for nearly 20 years. I completed a 2 year Lay Ministry training offered by the Archdiocese of Chicago in 2005 and studied spirituality at Catholic Theological Union (CTU). I completed an extensive study of St. John Paul II‘s Theology of the Body with the Theology of the Body Institute in Pennsylvania.

In 2015 I graduated from a 3 year Spiritual Direction Internship, training in the Ignatian Tradition. In 2020 I finished the 2 yr. Living School with the Center for Action & Contemplation (CAC) located in Albuquerque NM. In 2025 I graduated from the 2 yearr spiritual direction training in the Carmelite tradition through CACS.

In addition to Carmelite and Ignatian spirituality, and a Theology of the Body perspective, I have done a lot of work immersed in nature using it as a mirror for our wholeness and deepening our relationship with God.

I believe God’s love is all encompassing and can be found in every situation. God desires our healing and wholeness more than we can imagine and continuously beckons us to it using all of creation to reveal His infinite love for us.