I’ve been wanting to have a spiritual advisor for a long time. I feel like my faith at age 26 is still sort of stalled in the adolescent phase and I really want to take it to the next level. I was wondering if anyone who has one can tell me how you went about finding one. Did you just call up your parish and ask if one of the priests was available to be a spiritual advisor? Did you ask a priest directly that you already knew fairly well? I don’t really know my parish priests personally but they both seem like they would be excellent advisors.
Do you think most parish priests are too busy to be a spiritual advisor? Part of me feels kind of bad asking because I know they are very busy already. I think there are also nuns and laypeople who are spirtual advisors. Anyone have one of those? How did you go about finding them? What are the advantages or disadvantages of having a nun or layperson as opposed to a priest?
How often do you meet with your spiritual advisor and for how long? I was thinking I would like to meet with them about once a month or so. Has having a spiritual advisor helped you significantly with your spiritual life? Thanks!
