Spiritual Direction
Seeking spiritual direction is a response to Jesus question:
"What are you looking for?"
Why Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual Direction is for who desire to grown in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ, to know Him more intimately, to follow Him more closely, to love Him more dearly; to grow in virtue and holiness, to have a deeper prayer life, to learn to listen more attentively the Holy Spirit to discover God the Father's will for their life.
History of Spiritual Direction
From the 2000 years since Jesus’ initial foundation of the Catholic Church and with the Holy Spirit’s guiding hand, our history with its Tradition and traditions of thousands of holy men and women, has gifted us today a treasure to learn from, to grow in holiness and into the person the Father has created us to be, and to help build the kingdom here and now and for the future.
Within this treasure house of traditions, we discover our purpose and mission, for we are a link in a chain, set here in time and place to do His will. Spiritual direction is part of that treasure of being accompanied by one who will walk alongside for a time.
What is Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition?
Ignatian Spiritual Direction Focus is Discernment
'Ignatian Spiritual Direction addresses what is in one’s daily life as they pray their way through life’s complex decisions and interpretations of their spiritual experiences in those everyday life circumstances."
Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ paraphrased from Handing on the Fire
(John 1:38)
What Happens in Spiritual Direction?
As the one seeking direction shares, we both listen for the leadings of the Holy Spirit that emerge from within the heart from those deepest desires. Together, we notice, observe, assess, and discern to make an initial flexible plan on what we need to learn or take up for the journey ahead in discovering God’s dream of who we are and growing closer to Christ in holiness.
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What Does a Spiritual Director Do?
What is Ignatian Spirituality?
Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition
What are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius?
Stipends for monthly
Spiritual Direction stipend ranges from 65 to 55,
with weekly Retreat Direction ranges from 55-40 a session depending up the time.