Spiritual Direction 

What is spiritual direction?

The purpose of spiritual direction is to help you listen and respond more effectively to God’s personal communication in your life. It is a discipline through which a person explores and deepens his relationship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the context of confidential ongoing conversation with another disciple of Jesus who, because of his/her personal experience and intellectual knowledge of God and the spiritual life, accompanies others on their way home to God.

A spiritual direction meeting is a one-on-one meeting during which you and your director discuss your spiritual life. Your spiritual director will ask you questions like: where have you noticed God in your life since last we met? When have you experienced God as absent from your life since we last met? In what ways has God comforted you in your afflictions or afflicted you in your comfort since we last met? The frequency of spiritual direction is usually once a month for an hour.

What is a spiritual director?

Our spiritual directors are here to facilitate a deepening in your relationship with Jesus Christ and live a full Christian life, but ultimately, the Holy Spirit is your primary spiritual director. Your spiritual director will help you be more attentive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and encourage your progress in the spiritual life. A director plays a supportive role in your relationship with God by encouraging you to engage in a process of ongoing spiritual growth that is grounded in an active parish life, supported by a commitment to prayer in its many forms, enlivened by the reading and study of Scripture, deepened through ongoing catechetical formation, and nourished through frequent use of the sacraments—especially Reconciliation and the Eucharist.

Patrick TraversDirector of Penn and Drexel Newman Apostolatesptraver7@newman.upenn.eduMaster's in Spiritual Accompaniment and Vocational Discernment (Universidad de Comillas, Madrid, Spain)Certificate in Theological Anthropology (Universidad Catolic…

Patrick Travers

Director of Penn and Drexel Newman Apostolates

ptraver7@newman.upenn.edu

Master's in Spiritual Accompaniment and Vocational Discernment (Universidad de Comillas, Madrid, Spain)

Certificate in Theological Anthropology (Universidad Catolica de San Pablo, Arequipa, Peru)

8 years offering spiritual direction to young adults (18-35)

Fr. Carlos KeenParochial administrator of St. Agatha - St. James Parishckeen@saintsaj.orgBachelor in Philosophy and Theology (Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima)15 years offering spiritual direction to young adults (18-35)

Fr. Carlos Keen

Parochial administrator of St. Agatha - St. James Parish

ckeen@saintsaj.org

Bachelor in Philosophy and Theology (Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima)

15 years offering spiritual direction to young adults (18-35)

Fr. Remigio MoralesDirector of Spirituality at St. Agatha - St. James Parishrmorales@saintsaj.orgBachelor and Masters degree in Dogmatic Theology (Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima)Certificate in Theological Anthropology (Universidad C…

Fr. Remigio Morales

Director of Spirituality at St. Agatha - St. James Parish

rmorales@saintsaj.org

Bachelor and Masters degree in Dogmatic Theology (Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima)

Certificate in Theological Anthropology (Universidad Catolica de San Pablo, Arequipa, Peru)

Michael GokieAssociate Director of Drexel Newman Apostolatemichaelgokie.newman@drexel.eduBachelor's in Philosophy, studying Theology (St. Charles Borromeo Seminary)4 years offering spiritual direction to young adults (18-35)

Michael Gokie

Associate Director of Drexel Newman Apostolate

michaelgokie.newman@drexel.edu

Bachelor's in Philosophy, studying Theology (St. Charles Borromeo Seminary)

4 years offering spiritual direction to young adults (18-35)