Evangelization & Catechesis > Spiritual Formation
Franciscan University in Baton Rouge, The Archdiocese of New Orleans Spirituality Center and the Diocese of Baton Rouge are happy to announce a joint partnership creating a Program of Formation for Spiritual Direction. Spiritual Direction is distinguished from preaching, catechesis, pastoral counselling, and spiritual friendship because this faith conversation has as its purpose discernment. Although honing of skills is part of the formation of a spiritual director, the essential formation comes from God’s gift and spiritual hunger of the intern.
If you have an interest in exploring becoming an intern in formation for the ministry of spiritual direction, you are welcome to attend one of the four informational sessions via Zoom: February 18, 2021, 10:00am and 6:30pm and February 24, 2021, 10:00am and 6:30pm. All of these informational sessions will give more detail about the prerequisites, the scope of the formation program and the expected timeline of when the program will begin. For more information and how to register for one of the informational sessions contact Fr. Paul Gros at pgros@diobr.org.
Spiritual direction is a matter of establishing that same personal relationship that the Lord had with his disciples, that special bond with which he led them, following him, to embrace the will of the Father, that is, to embrace the cross.
– Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, May 19, 2011