Online Program
Silent Directed Retreat - Online Option
With Jaclyn Newns, Sister Margaret Scott, aci and Linda Robinson
Several times throughout the year, St. Raphaela Center offers multiday Ignatian retreats directed by the Center staff and visiting directors. This is a unique opportunity to spend time in silence and tranquility in order to listen more deeply to the quiet voice of God that speaks to each of our hearts. Our experienced spiritual directors […]
A Practicum in Giving the 19th Annotation 2023-24
With Linda Robinson
This Practicum (available in a hybrid format; participants can choose to join online or in-person) will explore the content, graces and dynamics of the 19th Annotation: Retreat in Everyday Life. It will provide assistance and support to spiritual directors as they give the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. This Practicum will deepen one’s experiential understanding […]
An Online Practicum in Giving the 19th Annotation 2022- 2023
With Sister Karen Doyle, SSJ and Nan C. Bouché
This Practicum will explore the content, graces and dynamics of the 19th Annotation: Retreat in Everyday Life. It will provide assistance and support to spiritual directors as they give the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. This Practicum will deepen one’s experiential understanding of the weeks of the Spiritual Exercises as they unfold in the everyday […]
Spiritual Directors Circle: Somatic Spirituality
The Spiritual Directors Circle of the Philadelphia Region presents, Somatic Spirituality: An Introduction to Integrating the Body in Your Sessions How do we help others encounter God not just in their thoughts and emotions—but in their bodies? In this one-hour introduction, we’ll explore how the body holds spiritual experience, how stress and trauma can shape […]
Enrichment Session for Spiritual Directors: Finding Your Voice as a Spiritual Director, Part II
With Paul Burgmayer, Ph.D
Finding Your Voice as a Spiritual Director, Part II: Tools for Discovery and Growth In Finding Your Voice as a Spiritual Director - Part I (February 2025), participants explored several connected topics to help them discover their own voice as a spiritual director: unpacking the meanings of "spiritual" and "direction," examining the late-20th century history of spiritual direction, considering how the 1970s creation of training programs unintentionally narrowed the diversity of approaches, […]