In the midst of a busy life, many people find it difficult to notice God’s action in their daily affairs. Yet, at the deepest level, all of us long for a more conscious experience of God’s presence and love. Spiritual Direction encourages you to experience a closer relationship with God.
You might come to spiritual direction for a variety of reasons:
- Identify and trust your own experiences of God
- Deepen and expand your prayer and attentiveness to interior spiritual movements
- Integrate spirituality into your daily life
- Discern and make choices
- Grow in relationship with God, self, others, and creation
What is spiritual direction?
Spiritual Direction, as we define it, is a pastoral ministry in which one Christian assists another to pay
attention to God’s personal communication with him or her, to respond personally to God, and to live out
the consequences of this relationship.
The privilege and responsibility of a spiritual director is to journey with you as the above desires are fulfilled. The journey takes place in the context of confidential, one-on-one sessions with your spiritual director.
Finding a Spiritual Director
Joan McCarthy, CSJ and Maureen Casey, SND are available to meet with people in person at 631 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135 or via Zoom.
Stipend for a 60 minute session is on a scale of $40-$120/session in accord with what you can afford. Discuss this with your director.
Virtual Spiritual Direction: You may desire the opportunity to receive spiritual direction via zoom, Facebook or phone.
A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE:
From September 26, 2023 through April 9, 2024 it is possible to receive individual spiritual direction with an SDII intern for free. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience spiritual direction and see if it is helpful to you, your relationship with God, your growth in prayer and the integration of your spiritual life with all other aspects of your life.
You must be available to meet every other week for a maximum of 60 minutes with a director and commit to pray almost every day for whatever length is possible for you and in whatever way you choose. Of course, you must be open to share your experiences of God in your life and prayer during the preceding two weeks.
Finding a Spiritual Director:
Visit our Resource Page and the following all have lists of directors available for spiritual direction. Inquire about the suggested stipends associated with each director you contact.
Contact us for more information.