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Bernard Tickerhoof, TOR
Bernard Tickerhoof, TOR, is a friar priest of the Sacred Heart Province of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. He is currently assigned to Loretto, PA, as Novice Director. In addition, he continues his ministry of spirituality and retreat work, and is a Provincial Spiritual Assistant of the Secular Franciscan Order. Bernie’s academic background includes: Master of Divinity; Master of Theology (from JSTB); and Doctor of Ministry (from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary); as well as graduate studies at the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University. He has worked in Franciscan Spirituality through the Franciscan Federation of the U.S. and as a Spiritual Assistant for the Secular Franciscan Order at the local, regional, and provincial levels. Bernie is currently on the board of The Vineyard Guild, an ecumenical organization that seeks to foster spiritual leadership. Bernie is author of the books, Conversion and the Enneagram: Transformation Of the Self In Christ (Dimension Books, 1991) and Paradox: The Spiritual Path to Transformation, (Twenty-Third Publications, 2002).