For centuries, spiritual directors have served as guides and partners with those who undertake the interior journey. The interior journey is a process of prayer and discernment that leads a person into the inner recesses of life and unlocks the doors to buried wounds and buried treasure. The interior journey is a reflective journey and […]
Authenticity is enhanced when one has a trusted community or person that is able to speak the truth in love without doing harm. Community is very helpful because sometimes we are blind to the things that hold us back and we are not even able to ask the right questions. We can be blinded for […]
I heard someone offer a quote from their Clinical Pastoral Education supervisor: “to the depth you can go to your own pain is the depth to which you can go with the others to their pain.” I was really struck by the reality of this statement in simply saying you cannot go where you haven’t […]
Ever wondered what it is like to go through a spiritual direction session? Feel a little nervous about getting “trapped” into a process or a person? Not to worry! In meeting with a spiritual director, it is usual practice that the first session is a FREE consultation that allows the director and prospective directee to […]
I am struck by those who (like me) keep asking, “How much longer must I wait for God’s direction? Why doesn’t it happen now.” I have asked these questions and I have heard these questions. For those of us who want to keep moving, the thought of waiting is dreadful. I am learning that God […]