Heart of God, Inc. was established in Teller County in 2003 as retreat hermitage offering spiritual direction and contemplative prayer groups. Beginning in 2019, we revitalized as Heart of God Spirituality, a ministry designed to meet the growing need beyond Teller County in the southern region of central Colorado. This includes Colorado Springs, the second most populous city in Colorado behind Denver, as well as Teller, Park, El Paso, and Douglas Counties.
The mission of Heart of God Spirituality continues to be providing quality spiritual care and education grounded in the contemplative Christian Tradition. Our vision is to create opportunities for spiritual seekers to connect with God, others, creation, and self.
We invite you to be a part of our ministry!
Board
Lisa Taylor Keuhlen, Heart of God Spirituality President, is a Catholic spiritual director. She holds a certificate in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats and a master’s degree in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate studying Christian Spirituality at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio TX. Lisa spent six years in foundational development at El Tesoro Retreat Center in Woodland Park, Colorado ensuring an ecumenical Catholic presence as directed by the founder. She has authored and published three books of historical fiction: Footsteps in a New World: The Story of Tomas Sympson, Deliverance from Evil, and Beyond Deliverance. Married for over 40 years, she is a retired Navy wife, mother of four sons, and grandmother to four boys and one girl. In addition to spiritual direction in the contemplative approach, she offers supervision for spiritual directors, facilitates retreats, and offers the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. In collaboration with Sr. Maureen Conroy, RSM, she has a soon-to-be-published Handbook for Spiritual Directors Giving the 19th Annotation. Lisa is a member of Spiritual Directors International, Spiritual Direction Colorado, the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, and the American Academy of Religion.
Alice French, Heart of God Spirituality Treasurer, is a Catholic spiritual director offering discernment including Ignatian Spirituality to those seeking God in their lives. Alice is a graduate of the Cenacle School of Spiritual Direction at Our Lady of Divine Providence in Clearwater, Florida. Alice majored in Liberal Arts at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. She advised teachers and clergy on products available from Resources for Christian Living (RCL), a leading Catholic publisher of Christian Classics, Thomas More, and catechetical curriculum. She held a license for 20 years as a Colorado real estate broker serving customers in El Paso and Teller counties. Alice has been inspired through decades of spiritual direction, retreats, and studies as well as pilgrimages to Sacred sites in Europe and the Holy Land. She has nurtured other directors and individuals in their spiritual development through facilitation of spiritual book clubs and guidance in the contemplative life. Alice has served as a jail minister for the past 7 years providing spiritual counseling to women inmates. Married for 43 years, mother of three grown children and seven grandchildren, Alice enjoys her home in Florida during winters and Colorado in summer. She and her husband enjoy nature including hiking, fishing, and boating. In addition to individual and group spiritual direction, she is available to lead retreats, provide Unbound Ministry and offer the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.