The Spiritual Direction
Training Program
Goals
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To assist participants in becoming aware that spiritual direction involves all the dimensions of human life: individual, interpersonal, societal and environmental.
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To raise the consciousness of participants concerning the search for justice in social structures as part of the spiritual journey.
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To develop skills needed for spiritual direction.
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To help participants gain facility in noticing interior movements by using the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola and contemporary studies.
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To foster a contemplative awareness of God's presence and action in all aspects of daily life.
Program Description
- Participation twice a month in a seminar for a total of 17 sessions on Tuesdays from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
- Individual supervision with a program director for three hours a month. Focus of supervision alternates between participant's on-going experience as a director and his/her interaction with a social structure.
- Participation in two weekend retreats one each semester.
Entrance Requirements
- Spiritual autobiography (5-7 typed pages double-spaced).
- Two letters of recommendation attesting to suitability for this ministry (forms provided with application)
- Receiving on-going spiritual direction.
- Having three or more persons as directees during the course of the program.
- Having made at least one directed retreat.
- Personal interview prior to acceptance into the program.
Fees
$2000.00 for the eight-month program which includes tuition ($950), supervision ($650), room and board for weekend retreats ($250), and class materials ($150).
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
Registration for the current program Sept 2010- May 2011 is closed.
Information for the 2011-2011 Program will be available in January 2011.
To Apply for the Program
- Click on Application Form to download form and follow the directions there.
- Click on Personal Reference Form to download form and follow the directions there.
- Click on Brochure to download the 2010-2011.
- Click on Contact Us for further information.
Location of the Program
The Program is held at
Carmel Retreat
1071 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430-2406