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Information: Spiritual direction is a voluntary personal relationship. It is initiated by a person seeking spiritual growth. The director is not a boss, but a companion and mentor in the spiritual life.
Spiritual Direction Sites:
Institute for Spiritual Leadership Institute for Spiritual Leadership: A non-profit corporation that provides programs and experiences for the education and training of adults in spirituality and the art of spiritual direction. (Spiritual Direction) http://www.spiritleader.org
Pneuma Pneuma: Lutheran (ELCIC) online newsletter about the ministry of spiritual direction. (Spiritual Direction) http://www.worship.ca/pneuma.html
Spiritual Formation Spiritual Formation: Short essays by Carl McColman about spiritual direction and contemplative prayer. Especially helpful for someone who feels drawn by God to a simpler way of prayer. (Spiritual Direction) http://www.anamchara.com/formation/
Catholic Encyclopedia: Spiritual Direction Catholic Encyclopedia: Spiritual Direction: Personal guidance according to individual needs. Criticizes excesses at both ends of the spectrum: heavyhanded directors, and people who think that since they have the Holy Spirit they have no need of human help. (Spiritual Direction) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05024a.htm
Spiritual Direction Spiritual Direction: An introduction, from the Canadian Anglican Cursillo Movement. (Spiritual Direction) http://www.anglicancursillo.com/spiritual_direction.htm
The Anam Cara Academy for Spiritual Directors The Anam Cara Academy for Spiritual Directors: A non-profit foundation which provides training in the ancient art of spiritual direction. (Spiritual Direction) http://www.anamcaraacademy.org/