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VIRTUAL Continuing Education for Spiritual Directors – May

May 2, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$50

self talk

EVENT DETAILS

Date: May 2, 2026

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cost: $50

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $40 through 4/2/2026.

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Presenter: Donna Bilek

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $40 through 4/2/2026.

Enneagram Personality Types: An Introduction for Spiritual Directors

As spiritual directors, we are aware that one’s personality, experiences, and relationships strongly influence a directee’s perception of his/her relationship with God. Gaining knowledge of a client’s personality leanings can assist directors while navigating a spiritual direction session.

This workshop will include the history, structure, and uses of Enneagram typing, along with identifying the basics of Enneagram personality typing. The schedule will allow for small group work using examples of the enneagram typing with short biographies. Through this activity, you will have the opportunity to discover how Enneagram personality typing might assist you as you work with a client.

Prior to the workshop, you will be provided with the materials needed to discover your own personality type. It is common to find a little of yourself in all nine types. However, one of them may stand out as being closest to yourself. This is your basic personality type.

This workshop is only an introduction to the Enneagram type. With the basic knowledge acquired through this workshop, you may be motivated to explore the subject further.

This is a virtual program, open to all spiritual directors. When registering for this virtual program, please provide the email address to which we should send the Zoom Meeting link. If you don’t receive the Zoom Meeting information by the day before the session, please contact the Welcome Center at 410-442-3120.

Donna Bilek, a 2018 graduate of the Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute, is a spiritual director and companion with over fifteen years’ experience. As an Associate with the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND), she serves on the Ongoing Personal Development in Community Committee for the SSNDs, presenting reflections and prayer on various topics, including grief and loss. Donna teaches and guides prayer at “earthwalk Center for Wholeness,” which she founded in 2005. For thirteen years, Donna taught Spirituality, Biblical Studies, and Death and Dying at Notre Dame of Maryland University. She has a master’s degree in Theology from St. Mary’s Seminary & University.

Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $40 through 4/2/2026.

You will be entering your information for registration and payment next. If you would rather call us, please contact our Welcome Center at 410-442-3120 and they can accept credit card information over the phone. You can also contact them with your information and mail a check to: 1525 Marriottsville Rd., Marriottsville, MD 21104. Please note that your registration is not complete until payment has been made.

If you would like to register a group to attend this retreat, please call our Welcome Center at 410-442-3120 or email Doris Gallagher, Manager of Marketing & Events, at Doris.Gallagher@BonSecoursRCC.org.

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