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What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction encourages you to explore a closer relationship with God. In spiritual
direction, you reflect deeply on the experiences of your daily life in order to recognize God’s
presence and grace in your life. In practice it is not so much about being “directed” as it is
about being helped to explore or discern the direction in which the Holy Spirit is leading you.
Spiritual direction is not pastoral counselling nor is it a type of therapy. Rather it is about
enhancing your spiritual journey; of being transformed by the Spirit of God into the image of Christ for the sake of others. Many great spiritual masters of the church have attested to the importance of spiritual direction by a trained director for progress in the spiritual life. -
Is Spiritual Direction Right For Me?
You may seek spiritual direction for a variety of reasons, including:
- Identifying and trusting your own experiences with God
- Recognizing God’s presence and activity in your daily life
- Integrating spirituality into you daily life
- Discussing or expanding your prayer life
- Discerning and making difficult decisions
- Sharing your hopes, struggles, and losses
- Developing a greater sensitivity for justice and concern for the poor
- Living with spiritual integrity
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The Role of a Spiritual Director
The privilege and responsibility of a trained Spiritual Director is to journey with you as you
deepen your relationship with God in the context of a confidential one-on-one sessions, usually lasting 50 minutes in length. These sessions are typically once a month but scheduling is flexible to your needs. They may continue for as long as mutually agreed.
Our Spiritual Directors have undergone years of training and are approved by the Diocese of Austin to serve in this capacity. -
St. Jerome Spiritual Directors
The following members of our church family serve as spiritual directors:
- Deacon Rae Carter
- JoAnn Greenwood
- Joan Gawrych
- Rhegan Hyypio-Nuńez
- Marcia Morrissey
- Bill Moyer
- Rose Moyer
- Mike Smith
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For More Information
For more information on Spiritual Direction you may contact one of them personally
or send an email to: [email protected]stjeromewaco.org or call (254) 666.7722.