国产传媒

Spiritual Direction Certificate

Fall 2025 introduces a new ecumenical spiritual direction certificate for working professionals who feel the invitation of the Spirit to journey with their students, employees, patients, clients, and spiritual seekers while they walk with God in their day-to-day reality. 国产传媒’s Spiritual Direction Certificate also draws from centuries-old spiritual practices that empowers individuals to an awareness of themselves created of God and in relationship with the world. Some of the issues explored in our program will be the art of Contemplative Listening, Storytelling, Mindfulness and much more. Foundational to our new program is the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet of Unifying Love and service to the Dear Neighbor. We invite you to connect with us to learn more. 

Curriculum format

Monthly 1-unit modules will be facilitated by a certified spiritual director who will guide students in the exploration of life’s realities with the principles and tools that model a professional and competent spiritual director. The modules are flexible enough to accommodate people who prefer onsite or online class formats. A special feature of our certificate is the Summer Session where students will have the opportunity to engage in spiritual direction with a directee, and then review those sessions with a supervisor through the writing of verbatims and individual supervisory sessions. Each 1-unit module has 15 contact hours of instruction and connection with your spiritual director moderator. Module materials are free and will be available through hard copy and online sources.   

What is spiritual direction?

The best way to describe spiritual direction is the phrase “walking with while listening deeply.” Spiritual Direction is rooted in global religious traditions. The primary focus of spiritual direction is on religious experience, not ideas or teachings of a particular institution. Our Spiritual Direction certificate will be interdisciplinary and ecumenical in scope and curriculum. A spiritual director walks with their directees, listening deeply to how God is acting in and through them.  Spiritual direction is connected to life, so it has a global vision of empowering people to affirm the presence of The Divine in all aspects of their lives.   

What will I learn?

YEAR ONE - FALL & SPRING SESSIONS
In year one, you’ll meet with your cohort and learn about the foundations of spiritual direction. You’ll learn:

  • Contemplative Listening
  • Storytelling
  • Contemplation
  • Discernment
  • Dreams
  • Mysticism
  • Art and Music
  • Somatic Spirituality
  • PTSD and Moral Injury
  • Eco-Spirituality 

All of these life issues will be looked at through the lens of the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet of Unifying Love and service to the Dear Neighbor. 

YEAR ONE - SUMMER SESSION 
Your Summer Session between Year One and Year Two will include supervised spiritual direction practicum and writing verbatims.


YEAR TWO - FALL & SPRING SESSIONS 
The second year starts in the fall again with learning your and learn the following before earning your certificate in May:

  • Ethical Professional Responsibility to Directees,
  • Shadow Work
  • Dreams
  • Grief and Suffering
  • Addiction and Healing
  • Reconciliation and Forgiveness
  • Discernment
  • Eco-spirituality
  • Cosmology

Admission requirements 

To apply, students must meet the following prerequisites: 

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Applicants must submit an application form and the following documents:  

  • Transcripts from all schools attended 
  • A brief essay that responds to the following questions: 
    • Describe your relationship with God/The Divine. 
    • Why have you chosen to pursue the certificate in Spiritual Direction? 
    • Who do you feel called to journey with at this present time? 
    • What do you know about the art of Spiritual Direction?鈥�  
  • One letter of recommendation written by a person who knows you in your ministry and through your works and service. The letter should speak to your spiritual journey and your capacity to be a spiritual director.

Once all documents are completed, applicants will be contacted for admission interviews.  

...Spirituality builds on the unity and relationship among people and is the binding nourishment and wisdom for all cultures and peoples...

Prior to Year 1 Fall semester, a day-long orientation workshop will be held for all accepted and registered students. The Orientation workshop will include the topics of:
•    The Ministry of Spiritual Direction in the CSJ Charism
•    The Foundations of Spiritual Direction