Do you have a spiritual advisor?

[InLight247]

There was a show on CA Live a couple of weeks ago, Sep. 25, called “Seeking Spiritual Direction” by Fr. Thomas DUbay. YOu can download it on the Radio tab and listen to it, it was very good. I just bought his book, Seeking Spiritual Direction: How to Grow the Divine Life Within.

Thanks for listing the date of the Radio program. That makes the “Quick Search” much quicker. It is a good one-hour program to listen.

 

[vince2paul]

On the show, he suggested asking someone you are interested in for a 20 minute meeting - don’t ask about being a spiritual director. Ask questions etc., and if you are interested that they might be good, ask for another meeting or then ask them to be a SD.

But will it be enough to know whether he’s good? I’m just afraid to choose the wrong SD. Ok, now choosing SD sounds like choosing husband/wife.
How if after we asks someone to be our spiritual director, we find out that we’ve different principles (e.g pro-life, etc)?

 

[InLight247]

But will it be enough to know whether he’s good? I’m just afraid to choose the wrong SD. Ok, now choosing SD sounds like choosing husband/wife.
How if after we asks someone to be our spiritual director, we find out that we’ve different principles (e.g pro-life, etc)?

Try to find out the potential SD’s position on those critical issues during your initial interview. And you don’t have to verbally ask the person to be your SD until you know him a little better.

After meeting the person for couple times, if all major things are checked out, and you feel a personality match, then ask the person to be your SD; otherwise, you don’t have to go back.

 

[LilyM]

No SD as yet, don’t feel I’m far along enough in my faith journey for one.

Although there’s a rather good confessor I go to every so often - he always challenges me (which I guess would be what a good SD would do).