Training/CPD

Healthy Spiritual Direction and Understanding Spiritual Abuse

March 9, 2023

This online Manresa Day for Spiritual Directors (and other people with a listening component to their ministry) is led by Dr Lisa Oakley, Associate Professor in Applied Psychology at University of Chester.

Course overview

As society is deepening its understanding of abuse in all its forms, spiritual abuse is perhaps the least well understood. Spiritual directors seek to work in a healthy environment which respects the autonomy and choices of the individual receiving direction but to do this well they need a good understanding of what constitutes a positive context and what tends towards spiritual abuse.

Course outline

This workshop will consist of four times of input, followed by small group sharing:

1 What is spiritual abuse?

2 What is the impact of spiritual abuse?

3 What does a good response to spiritual abuse look like?

4 What is healthy spiritual direction?

This day was offered through the London Jesuit Centre in May 2021. The day will be given with updated resources in the light of developments over the last 18 months.

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'Be still and know that I am God’: Exploring Mindfulness, Psychology and the Christian life

Friday 14th November, 3.00pm - Monday 17th November, after lunch (from 2.00pm)

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.

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Monthly Literature and Theology Reading Group at the London Jesuit Centre

The second Wednesday and fourth Wednesday of every month

The group meets in person on the second Wednesday of every month or online on the fourth Wednesday of every month.