{"id":108,"date":"2026-06-08T13:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:48:02","slug":"spiritual-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/spiritual-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section preset--module--divi-section--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-heading--089f8464-245a-4784-a66a-95cae053accc\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Spiritual Director<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section preset--module--divi-section--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image4.jpg\" title=\"image4\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image4.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" class=\"wp-image-137\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Father Matthew Robbertz<br \/><\/strong>Magnificat Spiritual Director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Father Matthew Robbertz came to Canada from Holland in 1961, assigned by the Dutch Bishops to assist with the spiritual care of the many new Dutch immigrants in the greater Toronto area. His term was to be three years. However, getting involved with Youth Corps and studying in the summers in the field of Religious Education, kept him in Canada. That was his choice. For five years, he was attached to St. Dunstan\u2019s Parish in Scarborough while also being immigrant chaplain.<\/p>\n<p>After eleven years, he took a sabbatical time. He took some training in psychotherapy and practical sociology and did courses in spiritual direction and hospital chaplaincy. In January 1974, the chaplain of Providence Villa retired and Father Matt was named in his place. However, he asked to go back to the parish and in September of 1974, he became the founding pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Newmarket.<\/p>\n<p>After twelve years, he retired from official work, wanting to get away from structure, organization and paperwork and pursue a more free involvement with people. He assisted in surrounding parishes and particularly at Sacred Heart Parish in Uxbridge. Magnificat Charismatic Prayer Community at Regina Mundi asked for help with the Youth Camps, with Masses and to be the custodian of the Blessed Sacrament. They called him Spiritual Director. Circumstances at Regina Mundi and Magnificat have brought about a greater involvement than was originally foreseen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-108","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138,"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reginamundimagnificat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}