A 3 Year Intensive Training in the
Ignatian Tradition
The Spiritual Direction Internship program is a three-year, non-degree program designed for those who wish to become practicing Spiritual Directors. Participants will learn to help individuals listen contemplatively to God's movements in their lives, following the tradition of St. Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises. Upon completion, interns will receive a certificate.
Content to include three main texts and numerous assigned articles on the nature of spiritual direction, how it differs from counseling, desires in Ignatian tradition, discernment, resistance, listening skills, fostering a contemplative attitude and helping people notice key interior facts. There will be much work in triads to develop listening skills and self-confidence in the art of spiritual direction.
Tuition: $1,750
15 Sessions
6pm – 9pm
2025 | 2026 |
Sessions will focus on:
Tuition: $1200
7 Sessions
Dates: TBD
Sessions will focus on:
Tuition: $1200
7 Sessions
Dates: TBD
Fr. Paul Macke, SJ is the Jesuit Mission Coordinator at the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford. Previously, he served 7 years as Executive Director of Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House just outside Chicago. He is well-experienced in retreat ministry, having served in pastoral ministry in Alaska for 17 years. Following his years in Alaska, he was appointed Secretary for Pastoral Ministries and Jesuit Life for the Jesuit Conference of the United States in Washington, DC. He holds an MA in counseling and D.Min. in pastoral psychotherapy.
Susannah Kelly is the Director of Adult Ministry at the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford. She is a religious sister that served in France and Italy for the last 23 years in various ministry assignments including Director of Sexual Abuse Response Program in the Diocese of Strasbourg, France, Campus Minister at McGill University, and teaching and leading retreats on contemplative prayer. As part of her various ministry assignments, she has served as a spiritual director for the last 20 years. Susannah received theological training from both the Gregorian University and the John Paul II Institute in Rome.
