Spiritual direction is a guided process of sacred listening and reflection that will help you become more aware of God’s loving and faithful Presence in your everyday life.

Spiritual direction is a form of spiritual companionship. It is best described as a relationship of sacred listening and reflection that helps both the director and the directee become more attuned to God’s loving presence in the circumstances of everyday life.

Spiritual Direction provides a safe and sacred place to slow down, to learn to listen more deeply to the still, small voice of God, Who (by the very fact of your reading this!) is already inviting you to a deeper relationship of mutual Love.

Spiritual direction is a very personal and confidential relationship. As a result, our initial meeting is designed to see if I will be a good match for you. If so, we will schedule a monthly appointment at a mutually convenient time at the Our Lady of Refuge Parish Offices in Orchard Lake, MI.

What should someone expect in Spiritual Direction?

What is Spiritual Direction?

“. . . ‘direction’ does not mean one person telling another what to do . It refers simply to the seeker’s orientation. Thus ‘direction’ is the goal of the interpersonal relationship, not its means.” Elizabeth Liebert, Changing Patterns : Adult Development in Spiritual Direction

“It may include: 1) helping someone learn to pray, 2) listening for or noticing God’s activity, 3) discernment for decision-making, 4) becoming aware of images of God that influence the developing relationship and, 5) bringing wounds or life patterns to God for healing”.
   Bread of Life Center, Davis, CA

A confidential relationship in which a spiritual companion “assists another to develop and come to maturity in the life of the spirit: that is, in the life of faith, hope and love." John Wright, SJ, A Discussion on Spiritual Direction

". . . a formal one-to-one relationship. . . the one helping the other to discern the work of the Lord in his or her life and to distinguish among the various forces or 'spirits' which seem to beckon in different directions. . . . The director may be seen . . . simply as an informed human being who represents a channel of grace." Gerald May, MD., Care of Mind /Care of Spirit

Quotations on Spiritual Direction above were compiled by Ann Dillon, Manresa Jesuit Retreat Center.