Patricia received a Diploma in Pastoral Theology from The University of Saint Thomas at St. Mary's Seminary in Houston, Texas in 2009 and graduated from the Spiritual Direction Institute at The Cenacle Retreat House in Houston, Texas in 2011.  She has given days of reflection, retreats, workshops and, for the past four years, has been in a supervision group for spiritual direction.  Patricia and her husband, Deacon Larry Hoelscher, have 2 grown children and 3 grandchildren and are active members of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in El Campo, Texas.