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.
During this weekend Father Roger Dawson SJ will introduce and explain this approach to flourishing as life before death and he will make the link with our faith and Ignatian spirituality.
This weekend explores the human condition through your own life story, in the context of the Gospel story and the Christian spiritual life, using mindfulness skills and contemplative Christian prayer.
The team at St Beuno's have created this retreat for participants to reflect on Pope Leo XIV's statement: "We want to be a synodal church, walking and always seeking peace, charity, closeness, especially to those who are suffering."
This residential course includes listening skills, discernment of spirits, a model of Ignatian spiritual conversation and accompaniment, and ways of praying. The course will help deepen and improve one-to-one pastoral ministry, using Ignatian principles based on the Spiritual Exercises.
Read more