ur priests and women and men religious come to us with a wide range of difficulties and mental health issues: depression, anxiety, personality disorders, compulsive behaviors, alcoholism, drug abuse, cybersex addictions, sexual disorders, and relational problems. At any given moment in time, we serve as many as 60 people in residence, with at least as great a number receiving treatment as outpatients. More than 80 percent of our clients return to an appropriate active ministry, where their gifts are available to a wider community.

While most of our clients come from Catholic religious orders and dioceses in the United States, we also serve people from other countries and other faiths.

Many clients are effusive in their praise of the healing ministry of Saint Luke. Some direct quotes are:

“I owe my life to Saint Luke Institute. It was my fifth treatment center, and so far, 21 years later, I am happily sober.”

“Saint Luke’s gave me a new life. Before I came here, God and I had a bargain: I wouldn’t bother him as long as he didn’t bother me. I did a pretty good job with my part of the bargain, but I’m happy God didn’t keep his…I can see now that God bothered about me by bringing me here. And for this I can only say, “Deo Gratias!”

“SLI in one way or another has been Jesus in the flesh for me. Some days it may have been the residents, other days the staff, other days the liturgy, still other days the familiar routine; but I think we’ve all experienced God’s presence here. Some days it has been a consoling presence, other days a challenging presence.”

“I talk about Saint Luke’s with a great love and passion. I am alive today because of all who make up Saint Luke’s. Staff and residents had so much faith and hope in me and showed me such love, care and compassion in the darkest times of my struggle.”

From a good friend of one of our clients: “Father, you are truly a good priest. I do not know why you are at Saint Luke’s, but I believe that after you leave there, you will be needed by many who are wounded. You will become a wounded healer for God.”

“I feel like I am ready to be a priest for the first time.”

“Saint Luke Institute saved my life.”

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