Fr. George Bur, SJ’s Hope for Spiritual Direction

“With so many challenging situations in our world we name a general hope for spiritual direction itself. Can we directors do more to open eyes and ears in suffering hearts so that a path into hope becomes better known among them? Can the gifts of spiritual direction expand in prisons and in refugee camps and among those whose lives are threatened by war or among those whose lives of trauma leave them emotionally shattered? ”

This month’s reflection is offered by Rev. George Bur, SJ, a spiritual director who serves as University Chaplain and Special Assistant to the President at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. His long life of ministry has included serving as a pastor, school president, retreat director and superior of the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth at Wernersville. Within all of these ministries, his service as a spiritual director has enriched his life.

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We’d love to hear about your hope for spiritual direction, too. After listening to Fr. Bur’s reflection, you can add your hope as a comment by scrolling down.

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