Spiritual Direction

Spiritual direction is a relational process in which a trained spiritual guide listens to and companions someone who desires a deeper relationship with God.

The blessing of St. IgnatIus and his Spiritual Exercises, Discernment of Spirits, and method of Ignatian prayer guide each person into a deeper relationship with the One who never stops calling each one of us to the “MORE” He has for us.

Spiritual direction is a relationship that encourages movement towards God. God is leading the person to deeper faith and more generous service. The director collaborates with the person and with the Spirit of God to discover, evaluate, and encourage the very direction initiated by God‘s loving and ever-present Spirit.

Spiritual Director
“A spiritual director is… one who helps another to recognize and to follow the inspirations of grace in his life, in order to arrive at the end to which God is leading him.”  — Thomas Merton, Spiritual Direction and Meditation p. 17

In other words, the spiritual director offers the gift of holy listening—reflecting Jesus’ love and empathy for others to help them experience God and follow the Spirit’s leading, while providing guidance for their relationship with God. 

In fact, the real director of the spiritual direction process is not the person hosting the conversation, it’s the Holy Spirit. The human director simply serves as an ambassador to the Spirit of Christ by ministering God’s continual friendship (2 Cor. 5:20)