Foundations for Directed Retreat

Foundational to the ministry of retreat-giving and spiritual direction is a deep experience of God’s love and the experience of accompaniment that helps one to notice, relish and respond to God’s person and action in oneself and one’s world. Hence, students are prepared for, and eventually participate in, an individually-directed retreat guided by a Center for Ignatian Spirituality (CIS) – formed director. This retreat experience itself, as well as the preparatory sessions, provides the foundation for the succeeding courses aimed at formally training students in the art of retreat-giving and spiritual direction.