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What is Spiritual Direction?
So many hear this phrase and ask, “What is it really?” Spiritual Direction is
simply an opportunity to share with another what is happening in prayer and/in
everyday life. It is a way of exploring where and how God/Higher Power may be
gently talking to us in and through our everyday life experiences. We don’t
always realize that in each of us there exists a basic desire to be close to
God/my Higher Power.
Sometimes, we begin to notice that our usual forms of prayer are neither
satisfying nor fulfilling. We feel as if meaning is missing in life. We feel as
if we are missing something. We want to know God better, but, often we are not
able to put this longing into words.
Sharing our journey with another can help us to hear and understand more clearly
what it is that we are seeing/noticing. Spiritual Direction helps us to
articulate these desires/experiences. It enables us to look at these things
differently and to understand our everyday life events and/or our everyday
prayer experiences in light of a deeper meaning in life.
Who is a Spiritual Director?
A Spiritual Director is a person trained in attending to the subtle movements
occurring within a person’s or group’s prayer life.
A Spiritual Director is neither a therapist nor a counselor, but rather a person
trained to help us focus on and explore the movements of God within our
individual everyday life experiences.
Sister Ruthann T. O’Mara, SSJ is a spiritual director who holds a Master Degree
in Spiritual Direction from Chestnut Hill College, PA, which entailed a
three year internship in spiritual direction. She has been a spiritual director
and retreat leader for many years.
What does Spiritual Direction Involve?
Spiritual Direction involves meeting with a Director once a month for about 50
minutes to an hour. During this time, you will share with your director what is
happening in your everyday life, that is, where you would like to find God in
your everyday life.
Is Spiritual Direction for Me?
Each of us is called to a closer more intimate relationship with God/Higher
Power. Articulating our religious experience with another in Spiritual Direction
heightens our self-awareness, deepens our spirituality, and enables us to find
God/Higher Power in all things.
Is there a donation/offering?
The donation at Lourdes Wellness Center is an offering that is usually between
$25.00 and $60.00. Some, of course, can afford more, others less.
How can I find out more?
Call Our Lady of Lourdes Wellness Center at (856)
869-3125.
Sr. Ruthann will schedule an initial interview to further discuss your interest
and the possibility of ongoing spiritual direction.
Spiritual Direction sessions will take place at LP2, The Little Portion, second
floor (stairs) 1049 Haddon Avenue in Collingswood, NJ (across from the First Colonial
National Bank).
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