Spiritual direction in the Christian tradition is a charism and a ministry that requires both a prayerful engagement in the spiritual life and the deepening of specific skills for good practice.
The theme of this two-day online workshop is Discerning with Directees: How to accompany a directee who is making a decision. The workshop will make particular use of the Ignatian teaching on discernment and decision-making, which is one of the great gifts of Ignatian spirituality. However, this CPD workshop is open and welcoming to directors who have trained in other traditions of spiritual direction.
Workshop outline
The two-day online workshop (on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th Feb, 10.30am-4.30pm) will consist of input on and demonstrations of the art of spiritual direction and will draw on the experience and expertise of participants. There will be time for reflection and exploration of each person’s own practice through facilitated group supervision and skills practice with peer and trainer feedback.
This residential weekend retreat offers participants the opportunity to explore the human condition through your own life story, in the context of the Gospel and the Christian spiritual life, using mindfulness skills and contemplative Christian prayer.
Professor Tania Tetlow, President of Fordham University, will give a lecture at Campion Hall exploring how Catholic universities have shaped modern education and continue to balance faith, freedom, and public responsibility in uncertain times.
Join Dr Aidan Cottrell-Boyce and Fr Christophere Ngolele SJ for the second Laudato Si’ lecture. Fr Christophere, a Jesuit priest and SOAS researcher, explores how the displacement of Congo’s autochthonous peoples reflects the “technocratic paradigm” and loss of “integral ecology” described in Laudato Si’.
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