Mercy Center Auburn
Spiritual Direction
Spirituality
What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual Direction is a time to reflect on your prayer life and to nurture your relationship with God. The Spiritual Director, as a companion, listens and is attentive to the spiritual life and journey of the directee, seeking always to enhance and deepen the relationship between God and the directee. The relationship of spiritual direction is sacred, safe and strictly confidential.
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What Happens In Spiritual Direction?
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What Does Spiritual Direction Offer?
“If you do not have someone to guide you, to hold onto you during the times of not knowing,
you will normally stay at your present level of growth.”
– Father Richard Rohr
Simply put, spiritual direction is helping people tell their sacred stories every day. Through deep listening, a spiritual companion can help you explore a deeper relationship with God. Like other forms of contemplation, a spiritual companion or spiritual director helps people connect more deeply with the true self.
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Request a Spiritual Director
If you are seeking a Spiritual Director, or if you are a Spiritual Director looking for a supervisor, please email us at spiritualdirection@mercycenter.org or contact us at 530-887-2019.
Spiritual Direction Supervisors
Intensive Training for the Formation of Spiritual Direction Supervisors
This six-day residential program is conducted in a contemplative mode, and is designed specifically for the training of supervisors of spiritual directors. The program is designed for experienced directors who have had experience in supervision.
Content will focus on the nature of supervision—noting theological, psychological, and educational supports. Each session will include content and process. The practicum includes both individual and group supervision daily. Participants will receive individual supervision by a staff person.
Learn more about this program and its requirements.
GET IN TOUCH
Learn more about hosting your next retreat or meeting at Mercy Center Auburn.
Our meeting spaces provide the privacy and updated technology necessary to fully concentrate on your particular goals, and our 33 acre campus offers many outdoor areas for meditation and relaxation, including garden paths, meditation groves and a labyrinth.