ABOUT
Providing a directory of resources for those in the Ministry of Spiritual Direction
and those called to serve and those seeking ministry services and direction
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mission
Catholic Spiritual Directors
REGISTRY
Sharing in Community​
As a Directory
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To serve those looking for initial training, ongoing formational, and continuing education as spiritual directors, supervisors, and formators
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To serve the public on FAQ, links, and listing and resources to locate Spiritual Direction in the Catholic Traditions
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As a Resource
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To serve individual directors with resources and shared materials on best practices
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To serve organizations to list their services and ongoing formation programs for spiritual directors
Why a Registry?
The Story
This site grew out of my own need need and desire to locate Catholic based professional ministry training and ongoing formation for skills building, supervision, and tools and other resources for ministry.
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Today, there are national (and international) associations of Catholic chaplains, counselors, coaches, therapists, doctors, nurses, lay ministers, bioethicists, etc., offering their members shared tools and resources. Though much is happening quietly in small networks of Catholic spiritual directors sharing, there is no central location or professional ministry association or an association of the faithful, especially for the laity,
As a result of my experience as a member and in leadership of several national and international associations, and co-founder of an international 'association of the faithful’ for chiropractor physicians, I have been looking for a way spiritual directors could gather, as other ministry and professional associations do, with back end support such as for networking and ministry resources; along with an optional public directory to announce services to each other and to the public. I tried with several starts and stops over the past decade, with no movement. Now this project has come into its own with the help of the Holy Spirit and the intercessory prayers to Our Blessed Mother.
This is a Start
There seems to be a majority of spiritual directors are lay, and with many new programs popping up, along with new layers of accompaniment services and terms used now in the ministry. With all that is out there, still find it difficult to locate reliable information for ongoing training, or available Catholic directors who are offering supervision or mentoring. ​​
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the Invitation
I welcome you in joining in to chart a new course to support each other and for the next generation
as the Holy Spirit is leads the way!
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May you and all you love be blessed today.
Yours in Christ through Mary,
Dr. Karen Shields Wright, MS, DC, DM
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What Opportunities are available and Ministry Resources
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Are you an experienced Director?
Offer or Advertise a CE Workshop
Facilitates a Peer Supervision Group
Provides a Retreat for Spiritual Directors
Want to Mentor or Supervise
Are you a new Director?
Looking for a Mentor
Effective Handouts
Onboarding & Assessments Tools
Business Basics for Ministry
Links to Resources for Skill Building
Are you called to?
Write a Book Review
Write an Article
Share a Case Study​​​​​
Form a Group
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What are you looking for?
To learn about a different Catholic tradition
A Supervisor
Targeted Training
Courses in Theology, Psychology, Discernment
Other Directors in Your Diocese
An Online Place for Your Group
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​​Let us know, we are here to serve
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This site has been developed by and with seed funds and donated labor by
Karen Shields Wright and Gregory Vigliotta members of Our Lady of the Way, Retreat Center
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