Spiritual direction

Vinita Wright shares four helpful strategies to use when trying to make a good decision. These strategies for discernment are from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

After several years of regular spiritual direction, I’ve come more and more to realize the beauty of this relationship with someone which consistently serves to strengthen and deepen my own relationship with God. I’ve grown so much from the grace of accountability, of someone else’s wise perspective, of her gentle guidance to help me navigate […]

Spiritual direction is meant to be nourishment for your soul, not a one-size-fits-all formula.

As we enter the last few weeks of summer, I’m sharing the rest of the books I read the first half of 2019. (You can see Part 1 here .) Part 2 of my reading list includes all of the titles I read for my Spiritual Direction certification as well as a few other titles on spirituality and pra

How HSPs can benefit The most from spiritual direction

Instead of the typical spiritual disciplines, try one or more of these from Barbara Brown Taylor’s book, "An Altar in the World" (I highly recommend it!).

Why I got a Spiritual Director: I knew that my spiritual life needed help. Here are the reasons I began meeting with a spiritual director.

How to take a spiritual retreat of silence and solitude. Spend time for quiet, rest, prayer, and solitude with God.

Are you wondering what the similarities and differences are between counselling or therapy, and spiritual direction? After all, they both use many of the same active listening skills in working with people. Both offer a safe and supportive space for the person to talk about their lives. Indeed, they both can cover very similar ground in that in spiritual direction the person can share anything from their life experience that is with them at this time, not just their prayer or sacramental…

I discussed how two events in the last week influenced my perspective on the path I should pursue with my book. I got a reiki reading and I finished a good book. I feel I gave up submitting query l…