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Have a spiritual director ‘‘online’’? has anyone ever done that before? how does that work?
 
No, not really, but there are resources online to help in spiritual direction. I suppose you could be counselled by a Priest online, but it wouldn’t be quite the same since a spiritual director usually is your confessor as well. Also, your directory really needs to know who YOU are and needs to know YOUR soul in order to direct you. There are a few blogs online, such as www.rcspiritualdirection.com, which is really helpful I find.
 
My spiritual director stated it is possible but not preferred, as he could not see or sense moods that affect the direction he should lead me.
I heard a great quote, “a good leader, coach, manager etc. will not always tell you what you want to hear but what you need to hear.”.
When he said this, I understood.
God bless
 
I had to do it online for a few years while mine was out of the country, but we also did Skype and phone calls. But I would not recommend it. I was in direction with him for a number of years before he went away so he knew me quite well. Still via e-mail you don’t get the nuances of face to face conversation. Skype was a bit better than e-mail
 
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