The Discerning Stance
Online session for the Essex and East London Spiritual Direction Course – 19 September 2024 Download the slides from the presentation here: The Discerning Stance
Spiritual Direction
Taking a deeper Look
Noticing God at work in our accompanying A day for Spiritual Directors organised by the Exeter Diocese Spirituality Network As we accompany others as Spiritual Directors we may be focussing on the way God is at work with them, but how is God at work in us as we do that? The supervision of spiritual direction […]
Discernment in Spiritual Direction
Looking into the Well! Discernment in Spiritual Direction A day to explore the nature of discernment in Spiritual Direction drawing upon Ignatius of Loyola’s wisdom on discernment in the Spiritual Exercises, and then look at how this plays out in the dynamics of a Spiritual Direction relationship. Downloadable Resources: Consolation-Desolation Presentation Slides (pdf) All quotes from the […]
Holding Discerning Space
Holding Discerning Space…… Following the ‘Holding Space’ programme in 2021, Rachel Overton and Nick Helm are offering ‘Holding Discerning Space’ in June 2022. We use the term ‘Holding space’ as a way of describing a part of what we ‘do’ when we meet with someone as a spiritual director. This space has at its heart the intention […]
Using Zoom well in Spiritual Direction
Online Seminar Presentation Slides can be downloaded by clicking here. Zoom help resources can be found here. Seismic Shift in Spiritual Direction? My blog post with links to notes from seminars on zoom and spiritual direction (July 2020) Video recordings of the session on 23 November 2021 https://youtu.be/-z6VRglIp3chttps://youtu.be/EZbyX_oAxyQ National Forum for Spiritual Direction www.sdforum.uk Web Page and […]
Åndelig vejledning
Extra Resources to accompany the programme Here are a few extra resources – the english version of the documents handed out in Danish – also the slides from the presentations and links to some of the music used. Part 1 May 2021 Monday: Approaches to Prayer Coming Home to Yourself Be Still Using Art in […]
No Time Like the Present
The ways we enable and hinder the encounter with God within the Spiritual Direction session Spiritual Direction can easily drift in to talking about God. This is worthy conversation, as we explore what may be happening in the life and prayer of a directee. However, we may be missing something vital. After all talking about God is […]
Holding Space
A short programme for those involved in the formation of spiritual directors. 24th and 25th June 2021 10am – 1pm each day ‘Holding space’ is one way of describing a part of what we ‘do’ when we meet with someone as a spiritual director. But what is the nature of our ‘holding’ and what is […]
Manresa Link – 19th Annotation Accompaniment
This programme is to provide support for those looking to accompany others praying the Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (often known as the 19th Annotation) Here are the resources for downloading and printing. Downloadable Documents Here are the handouts Saturday 17 April: Accompanying the Spiritual Exercises Handout Booklist Presentation Slides Desire – Quote from Michael Ivens […]
Listening Groups
Listening Groups Listen … to the fragile feelings, not to the clashing fury… to the quiet sounds, not to the loud clamour… to the steady heartbeat, not to the noisy confusion… to the hidden voices, not to the obvious chatter… to the deep harmonies, not to the surface discord… Jim Cotter The Aim of Listening […]