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Kearns Spirituality Center

Spiritual Direction

What is Spiritual Direction?

The ministry of Spiritual Direction helps you to listen to how God is at work in your life.
Exploring your life, prayer and relationships
Reverencing and enjoying your experience of God
Listening to the deep desires of your heart
Discerning a life direction that is in harmony with God's dream for you

 What Spiritual Direction is not...
Spiritual Direction is not counseling
Spiritual Direction is also not about 'advice giving'

 Call the office weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 412.366.1124 for more information.  

Retreats

Retreats for Individuals

You are welcome to come by the day or overnight for an individual retreat. You may come with your own prayer material or request a staff member for spiritual direction.

Private Retreat

A Private Retreat allows you time away from the busyness of daily life, for quiet and solitude and to spend time with God in prayer and reflection. You would come with your own material for prayer and decide upon your own schedule. You are welcome to join the Sisters of Divine Providence for morning liturgy and communal prayer at 8:00 am at Providence Heights. No Spiritual direction is included in a Private Retreat.

Directed Retreat

On a Directed Retreat, you have the opportunity to schedule a visit with one of our Spiritual Directors. A Spiritual Director is a skilled and compassionate listener who is trained in the art of helping another person to pay attention to the presence of God in prayer and life experiences. A Directed Retreat is tailored to you personally. You meet with your Spiritual Director each day of a Directed Retreat. Together, you listen to God's movements within you and make suggestions for further prayer and reflection.

Our Center's staff brings excellent training and years of experience to the ministry of Spiritual Direction.

 Centering Prayer

Practice the Method of Centering Prayer taught by Thomas Keating and join the men and women who come to Kearns Spirituality Center Informantion found in annual program brochure

Lectio Divina

Translated from Latin as “holy reading” is a Christian practice of reading and praying with sacred scripture. “Lectio” involves savoring the word of God, letting it speak to your heart, responding to God and resting in God. Lectio Divina, like a deepening relationship of love, can transform one’s life.