This session will entertain practical pastoral application of reflective practices, focusing on ethical considerations such as boundaries, confidentiality as well as practical application such as “getting stuck and unstuck” in a session. Criteria for effective reflective practitioners will be addressed. Examples of assessment rubrics for an effective practitioner will be considered.

This session will lay the theological, psychosocial, and Ignatian foundations for reflective practices.

This session laid the context for the essential nature of reflective practices within a spiritual direction ministry and invited exploration of these practices. Similarities and differences of supervision, reflective practices and consultation were clarified. This session included a video of a reflective practices’ session (15-20 minutes) with a large group discussion.

This focus of this program was on Weeks 3 and 4 of the Spiritual Exercises and provided fresh perspectives and offered new insights for spiritual directors accompanying women through the Spiritual Exercises.

This focus of this program was on the Spiritual Exercises and the rules for the discernment of spirits. The program provided fresh perspectives and offers new insights for spiritual directors accompanying women through the Spiritual Exercises.

This presentation explored how the contents and dynamics of the Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius affect women’s experience. The presenter invited participants to explore imagery and concepts contained in Second Week meditations that can be barriers for women and offered women-friendly adaptations from various cultural contexts and the rationale for them.

The focus of this session was on Week 1 of the Spiritual Exercises. The presentation, spiritual practice and time spent in small groups led to a rich and robust large group conversation.

This three-part workshop series explored the ecclesial nature of Ignatian spiritual direction. Watch now!

This four-part workshop series was designed for spiritual directors who companion others in the Exercises, or who hope to do so in the future. Watch now!