St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

St. Peter's Spiritual Directors

If you are interested in receiving Spiritual Direction, please email one of the following Spiritual Directors:

What is Spiritual Direction?

“…help given by one Christian to another, which enables that person to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of this relationship.”

—William A. Barry, SJ &William J. Connelly, SJ

The Practice of Spiritual Direction

• A Spiritual Director listens with sacred presence and attends to the entire person. A Spiritual Director offers a gentle, non-judgmental and confidential place of welcome. 
• Prayer, contemplation and personal reflection are important to the process of Spiritual Direction.
• Typically, sessions with a Spiritual Director are once-a-month and last 45 minutes to 1 hour.

The Holy Spirit

Spiritual Direction is an action of the Holy Spirit — the true Spiritual Director. 

“But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.”

—John 16:13-14

Why seek Spiritual Direction?

Spiritual Direction may be something to seriously consider if: 

• You are experiencing a new sense of God in your life 
• You are feeling distant from God 
• You are facing an important decision or discerning a call 
• You have a desire to deepen your relationship with God 
• You are facing a transition in your life 
• You are involved in ministry with the Church 
• You feel like you are stuck or at an impasse in your life 

What to look for in a Spiritual Director

Spiritual Direction has had a long and respected tradition in the history of Christianity. The desert fathers and mothers were sought out to share a word, to listen, to invite persons into deeper relationship with God. So it is today, as spiritual direction provides revitalization for God's people. 

• When seeking a spiritual director, one may consider the following: 
• Does the director receive spiritual direction on a regular basis? 
• Does the director take part in an individual or peer group supervision experience on a regular basis? 
• Does the prospective director engender hospitality and empathy?