Dr Kerrie Hide
Dr Kerrie Hide enjoys silence, gardening and pondering mystical texts, and has been a spiritual director for 40 years. She first studied spiritual direction with Professor Janet Ruffing at Fordham University, 1985-86. Kerrie lectured in mystical theology, at Australian Catholic University for eighteen years, where she developed a Masters in Spiritual Direction. She was a full time spiritual director at St Mary’s Towers Retreat centre for 9 years. Recently, Kerrie has been giving silent retreats around Australia and on line, and has worked with Andrew Harvey, Eva Natanya and Veronica Rolf. For the past seven years she has offered Mystic Heart as an in-depth formation experience for people interested in contemplation and spiritual direction. Kerrie is author of the award winning book, Gifted Origins to Graced Fulfilment: the Soteriology of Julian of Norwich, Love’s Oneing: A Book about Contemplation and she has written many articles on contemplative prayer. Currently she enjoys writing, giving retreats and offering spiritual direction. To contact Kerrie, please email her at: kerriehide@icloud.com
