What is the role of a Spiritual Director?

The privilege and responsibility of a spiritual director is to accompany you as you deepen your relationship with God.  This relationship takes place in the context of confidential one-on-one or group sessions with a spiritual director, who listens, encourages, challenges, and prays with you - who freely shares the movement of  the Holy Spirit in your life.

A spiritual director can help you express your struggles,  pains, joys, and gratitude, and to share those with God; to notice God's presence in your life and prayers; to savor, re-live, and respond to your experience of God; and to notice interior changes, and the effects these changes have on your relationships and your life. Such a task is not easy, even though God is present and active in spiritual direction.  Indeed, God is the primary spiritual director.

You and your spiritual director will agree on the frequency of meetings.

Usually a sliding scale is considered in the setting of a fee or a free-will donation is given; in some cases there is no expectation of remuneration.

After three or four sessions, you will have the opportunity to evaluate the relationship.  Whether your relationship with the spiritual director continues for many years or for only a short period of time, it is very important for you to be comfortable with the spiritual director you choose.