Management of organization
Director: Josef Beneš
Board of Directors: Yvetta Nekvasilová, Martin Staněk, Matěj Pomahač
Program board: Tomáš Halík, Lenka Rovná, Denisa Červenková, Josef Beneš
Program guarantor: Denisa Červenková
Auditor of the organization: Miroslav Lupač
Administrator of the monastery: Vojtěch Fejlek
A team of Kolin monastery
In our team of course leaders and acompanions, i.e. those who, at our invitation, lead individual courses in the monastery and attend to its participants, you will find members of the Jesuit order, Carmelite sisters from the Prague Carmel Edith Stein, members of the team of the Academic Parish of Prague at the Church of the Holy Salvator and other colleagues competent in specific methods of spiritual exercises.
Denisa Cervenková
Religious sister from the Prague Carmel community Edith Stein. She studied bohemian studies and religious studies at the Faculty of philosophy UK, later theology in Verona and Prague. He teaches dialogue ethics and spiritual theology at the university. He cooperates with Acad. Parish of Prague. He mainly conducts courses in contemplation.
Samuel Privara
Jesuit and Catholic priest. He studied management technology at CVUT and financial engineering at VŠE, philosophy in Munich and theology in Madrid. He obtained qualifications for spiritual accompaniment in Germany, Switzerland and Spain. He works in the Academic Parish of Prague.
Petr Vacik
Jesuit and Catholic priest. He studied chemistry in Prague, philosophy in Munich, theology in Rome and Berkley. He received the qualification to give spiritual exercises in Switzerland. He currently works at Radio Vaticana.
Frantisek Hylmar
Jesuit and Catholic priest. He studied geodesy and cartography in Prague, philosophy and theology in Krakow, Dublin and Madrid. Experienced spiritual companion. He specializes especially in courses of Ignatian spiritual exercises.
Jan Regner
Jesuit and Catholic priest. He studied philosophy and theology in Krakow, Rome, Frankfurt and Prague. He works in the Olomouc Academic Parish.
Irena Göbelová
Religious nun from the Prague community Karmel Edith Stein. Psychologist and spiritual companion. She cooperates with the Academic Parish of Prague.
Elva Frouz
Deacon and therapist. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Charles University of Prague in Prague and the TF JČU in České Budějovice. He runs the Noe Community House in Holostřevy. He is an experienced spiritual guider and teacher. He teaches courses in contemplation.
Pavel Pola
Member of the Discalced Carmelite Order, rector of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Prague. Graduated from KTF UK, psychotherapist and accompanying person. He has been engaged in meditation based on the Carmelite tradition for a long time, he studied with Lawrence Freeman.
Jana Fojtíčková
Therapist and social worker. She studied mathematics at the MFF of the UK, special pedagogy at the UK, and psychotherapy at the PVŠPS. She has two sons. She has been engaged in music therapy and psychotherapy for a long time. Co-organizes contemplation courses.
Miloš Hrdý
Deacon at the Church. He studied at the University of Economics and theology in Prague. He leads a contemplative group in Prague and organizes seminars on spirituality. For the Kolín Monastery, he prepares courses for managers and people in other demanding job positions.
Michal Peter
Psychologist, consultant and therapist for couples and individuals, personality development lecturer. In the Kolin monastery, he mainly leads courses between the soul and the spirit focused on self-knowledge and personal development.
Adéla Muchová
Pastoral theologian and accompanying clergy. She studied theology and humanities in Prague, Vienna and Vancouver. She focuses on courses in practical spirituality, spiritual development and partner communication. She works at the Institute of Pastoral Theology at the Catholic University of Linz.
Leoš Zatloukal
Psychologist, psychotherapist, supervisor and lecturer in a solution-oriented approach (Dalet Institute), teacher at Palacký University (CMTF) and Charles University (FHS), leads a contemplative group in Olomouc, accompanies contemplation courses and other courses.
Šimon Grimmich
Meditation teacher, poet and translator. He studied philosophy, religious studies and theology in Prague, Tübingen, Freiburg and Heidelberg. He completed mindfulness and compassion meditation teacher training in Germany. Practically and theoretically, he deals with the meeting of Western and Eastern spirituality.
Simeona Čupová
Member of the religious community Congregatio Jesu. She studied theology and ethics in Bratislava and spiritual theology and psychology in Rome. She is dedicated to spiritual accompaniment, and in Prague she collaborates with the Jesuits at St. Ignatius in working with university students, with the Academic Parish of the Most Holy Savior. She leads courses based on Ignatian spirituality.
Jaromír Veselák
Architect working in a freelance capacity, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University. A student of Jan Šedivý and a member of the Noe community in Holostřevy. He participates in the running of the Pilsen contemplative group. He co-organizes spiritual exercises in the Mountains in Silence and at the rectory in Holostřevy.
Ivana Noble
Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the Faculty of Theology, Charles University in Prague and a clergyman of the Czech Orthodox Church. She has long been dedicated to the relationship between theology, spirituality and culture, theological anthropology and Orthodoxy. She accompanies Ignatian retreats and courses focused on Eastern Christian spirituality. You can also meet her at the ecumenical celebration of Easter.
MUDr. Barbora Peloušková
A neurologist and rehabilitation physician who combines medical knowledge with a holistic view of the human being (as a bio-psycho-spiritual being). Her specialty is a gentle movement-contemplation method with powerful effects that harmonizes body, soul, and spirit.
Petr Havlíček
Jesuit and Catholic priest. He studied at the Faculty of Theology, Charles University in Prague and theology in Rome. He works at the Church of St. Ignatius in Prague. He focuses on individually guided Ignatian retreats.
Petr Hruška
Jesuit and Catholic priest. He studied archaeology in Opava, philosophy in Munich and theology in Rome. Since July 2024, he has been working in the Academic Parish of Prague and as a student chaplain of the VKH Prague.
Jan Hála
Roman Catholic priest. He began his theological studies in Prague at the Faculty of Theology of Charles University and completed them in Rome at the Lateran University. He is currently a chaplain in the parish of Vlašim and in the personal parish of the deaf.
Jan Šedivý
Theologian and spiritual guide. He comes from Moravská Nová Ves. He studied theology in Rome, Münster and Innsbruck. He worked in youth ministry and later in a parish in Rosenheim, Bavaria. For several decades he has been engaged in retreat activities and courses in contemplative prayer.
Eva Hrubá
Pediatrician and clinical geneticist. She graduated from the Faculty of Pediatrics at Charles University in Prague, and has been involved in the study and treatment of hereditary metabolic disorders for more than thirty years. She is studying Theology of Christian Traditions at the Institute of Ecumenical Studies at the Charles University Faculty of Medicine. She currently accompanies Film Exercises and Sádhana.