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for Practicing Spiritual Directors

Dominican Center Marywood invests in developing Spiritual Directors through our three-year Foundations in Spirituality and Spiritual Director Practicums process. As part of our ongoing call and commitment, we also cultivate the community and transformation of trained Spiritual Directors. We host the following formational gatherings for Directors’ soul care and growth.

Tending the Call

In the fall and spring we offer an online twice-monthly gathering of Spiritual Directors to study, pray, and share as we read a book together contemplatively. On September 8th,we started:

Spiritual Direction: Beyond the Beginnings by Janet Ruffing

Join us in the Fall for our next book!

Deepening the Call

Join us for a day to refresh yourself and your practice at our annual retreat! We will have a day of discovery and play as we experience, firsthand, the effects of P.A.U.S.E — Pause, Attend with Affection, Unhurried Curiosity, Sensing Freshly, and Emerging Edge.

P.A.U.S.E. Retreat, Sat. Nov. 7, 2026 at 9am – 4pm

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Broadening the Call

To continue equipping Spiritual Directors, we offer various programs throughout the year.

On Sept. 23rd, we began this season’s offering:

How to Host Group Spiritual Direction

In the spring we will have a new offering, check back then!

Spiritual Direction Room

Dominican Center Marywood offers a space for Spiritual Directors to meet with directees in our upstairs loft area. There are two comfortable chairs, a few side tables and lamps, a window, and a Bible. Be aware that there is no elevator, and the Center is not air-conditioned in the summer, however we have a fan for your use. There is also a noise-canceling machine. If you would like to reserve this space, please follow the link below.

Reserve Room

“Tending the Call is meant to be a source of nourishment for Spiritual Directors. The intersection of readings and community-building between spiritual directors helps deepen and support our individual practices. We unpack the readings together, through reflection questions and guided group discussion with the hope that we go deeper personally and are reminded of the Spirits deep work within all of us [and throughout time]. It is our prayer that after these 6 weeks, each person comes away with a sense of confirmation in the work they are doing, as meaningful, and fostering a deeper connection to the Spirit.”
Andrea LeRoySpiritual Director, Co-facilitator “Tending the Call”

“Tending the Call has offered me accountability, community, and a deepening of my call to be a spiritual director. In the fall session we learn from the life and writings of one of our spiritual giants. In the spring, our emphasis is on the craft of spiritual direction and companioning. It is soul food. I look forward to it every semester.”
Amanda DobsonSpiritual Director, Co-Facilitator “Tending the Call”

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