What is Spiritual Direction?
In The Practice of Spiritual Direction, William J. Connolly and William A. Barry define spiritual direction as “help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of the relationship”.
In this video, Sister Connie Gefvert and Brother Reginald Crenshaw introduce spiritual direction and its importance, bringing their insights and sharing valuable experiences about what to expect.
How do we support you in your spiritual journey?
As part of the Lilly Endowment-funded project “Reimagining Contemporary Ministries for a Renewing Church”, we support our Master of Divinity students by providing funding to help cover standard spiritual direction fees.
How does it work?
- Students enrolled in the MDiv program must attend spiritual direction sessions throughout the academic year (Sept to Aug). As of September 2026, part-time students (existing and new) must attend four sessions per academic year. Full-timers will continue to report six sessions.
- Complete information is available on our Spiritual Direction webpage on Quercus.
- If you already have a director before registering, please let us know. Complete the form with all the required information, and we will contact you soon.
FAQ
The idea of approaching your diocese is an option, as well as looking for a senior leader responsible for ministry formation in your local community that can help you, ideally, someone who understands the context and challenges of ministry in your region.
We intend to help you identify credentialed spiritual directors, so please contact us, and we will assist you.
Yes. Just keep us in the loop!
No. Once we learn about your director/organisation, we will contact them directly to make the arrangements and ensure payment is made.
Yes.
You can report your sessions through Quercus or by email to gabriela.pinho@utoronto.ca