This three-session program is for Ignatian spiritual directors, supervisors and givers of the Spiritual Exercises who seek to grow their understanding, capacity, and skills to accompany afflicted victim-survivors and those who love them.
Session Three will focus on the basics of trauma from a psychological perspective, with insights from recent brain science. Symptoms of traumatic injury such as shame and sorrow will be explored from the perspectives of mental health and Ignatian spirituality. The session will explore how faith-based survivors and seekers can build more robust, holistic resilience. Fr McChesney will be joined by distinguished trauma counselor and author Dr. Lisa López Levers.
This annual program explores the basic building blocks of Ignatian spiritual direction in a way that invites us beyond the beginnings. This year’s virtual program will delve into the important topic of Ignatian discernment. Register now!
This three-session program is for Ignatian spiritual directors, supervisors and givers of the Spiritual Exercises who seek to grow their understanding, capacity, and skills to accompany afflicted victim-survivors and those who love them.
Session Two will focus on "Mental Health (van der Kolk) and Spirituality (St. Ignatius) Both Keep the Score" and "Memory, Intellect, and Will: The Trauma-Informed Suscipe."
This three-session program is for Ignatian spiritual directors, supervisors and givers of the Spiritual Exercises who seek to grow their understanding, capacity, and skills to accompany afflicted victim-survivors and those who love them.
Session One will focus on "Inigo and the Origin Story of the Exercises" and "Situating Inigo Within Contemporary Trauma Theory.”
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius invite us to follow Christ the King in a mission “to overcome evil with good, to turn hatred aside with love, to conquer all the forces of death.” Learn more and register now!
This program is the first in an annual series exploring the basic building blocks of Ignatian spiritual direction as well as topics that take us beyond the beginnings.
Spiritual directors gathered for the third and final session of Deepening Our Engagement on Nov. 19, 2024. This session focused on Ethical Considerations for Reflective Practices, Challenges, Criteria and Readiness for Supervision, and Resources for Continued Growth in 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 special virtual conversation among Spiritual Directors of Color provided an opportunity to share about what brought us to spiritual direction and our experiences as Spiritual Directors of Color.
Spiritual directors are invited to join us in a process of self-awareness and hope during which we will tap the deep wisdom of Ignatian spirituality and its invitation to grow in spiritual freedom. Register now.
This virtual program presented by Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, author of The Ignatian Adventure, was a special offering for givers of the Retreat in Daily Life (19th annotation retreat). Watch the video now!
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.
During this contemplative evening of prayer, the group spent time with Saint Martha, who spoke of Jesus as the one “coming into the world” (Jn 11:27). Together we reflected upon the ways God longs to be present to us in the brief and beautiful Advent season. Watch video now!
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 program invited spiritual directors into the gritty grace of the Third Week of the Spiritual Exercises, drawing near to the suffering Jesus as he is crucified.
The authors were excited to introduce their book in the U.S, Europe and Africa at this multi-national virtual book launch sponsored by the Office of Ignatian Spirituality.
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!
