Certificate in Spiritual Direction

Our graduate certificate in Spiritual Direction is a program of 12 credits in core theology and 10 credits in the art and skills of spiritual direction, including an 8-month supervised practicum. The 12 credits in core theology can be completed on-line. Credits can also transfer from other institutions. The practicum can be done at your home site, with distance participation in the practicum seminar.

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Specific practices guide the Benedictine way of living, four of which are integrated into the spiritual direction courses for the certificate:

• Lectio on Life  Traditional lectio divina  (prayerful reading of scripture) prepares us to approach our lived experience contemplatively.
• Hospitality  The practice of hospitality opens us to receive God in unexpected ways when we welcome others as Christ.
• Stability  Yielding to God's presence in the givens of life, staying with rather than escaping our experiences, frees us to be fully alive in the now.
• Conversion of Life  Accepting that we are called to continual conversion increases our desire to listen and be faithful to God's call.