Mary LaMont is the director of The Knocking Door, a Chicago-area ministry that provides retreats, workshops, and spiritual direction for church groups, schools, religious orders, a...ver maisMary LaMont is the director of The Knocking Door, a Chicago-area ministry that provides retreats, workshops, and spiritual direction for church groups, schools, religious orders, and other pastoral ministers. LaMont taught theology for more than twenty-five years at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. She is also trained in Buddhist meditation from the Zen Life Meditation Center. She has a master’s degree from Catholic Theological Union in Scripture and sacramental theology and a degree in American studies and communications from Notre Dame.ver menos