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SUMMARY:Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute Cohort 7 - Session 2 OVERNIGHT Option
DESCRIPTION:This page is for the OVERNIGHT option for Cohort 7.\nPlease click the following links if you prefer the\nCOMMUTER option or the VIRTUAL option.\nIntensive Training Program for Those Interested in Spiritual Direction \nThe second week-long session of the Spiritual Direction Institute will provide a deeper foundation for understanding and engaging in the practice of spiritual direction in the Christian tradition. It is intended to enhance the students’ understanding of the spiritual life\, with attention given to developing the basic skills required for this ministry. Classes will include presentations\, discussions\, and interactive experiences. There will be time for quiet reflection throughout the week. \nLodging room check-in for overnight guests will begin at 4pm\, and the program will start after dinner. Check-out on Friday is 11am\, but participants will depart after lunch. \nPrerequisite: \nCompletion of the week-long introductory intensive (September 2025) or permission of the instructor. \nCourse Learning Objectives: \n– Gain an understanding of the spiritual life — its breadth\, depth\, and language — in order to understand the context of spiritual direction ministry. \n– Examine and understand the core principles of effective spiritual direction\, noting the implications for both the director and the directee. \n– Enhance and practice the basic interpersonal skills necessary for the exercise of this ministry\, such as maintaining appropriate boundaries\, dealing with transference and counter-transference\, etc. \n– Explore a range of issues for which people might find themselves when seeking spiritual direction: loss\, grief\, spiritual darkness\, alienation from the church\, and abuse. \nRequired Texts:   \n-Henri Nouwen\, Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming (New York: Doubleday\, 1992). \nFollowing This Session:  \nIn the months between Session 2 and Session 3\, students will offer spiritual direction as “interns” and will write up two case studies for the final week. \nThe third week-long intensive in the program is scheduled for September 26-October 2\, 2026. Registration for this final session will be available soon. A certificate of completion will be awarded upon completion of the entire program\, which includes these three week-long sessions and the required course work. \nQuestions: If you have questions\, please contact Sr. Bernie Claps at Bernadette.Claps@CBSParis.org. \nGuided By: Kathy Brown and Sr. Bernie Claps\, CBS. \nKathleen Hope Brown\, D.Min. teaches spiritual direction and other courses in spirituality at the Virginia Theological Union. Her doctorate in Adult Spiritual Formation is from Catholic University. \nSister Bernadette Claps\, a Sister of Bon Secours\, provides spiritual direction and spiritual companionship at the Retreat and Conference Center at Bon Secours. She holds graduate certificates in Spiritual Direction\, Spirituality and Aging. She has done graduate studies in theology and received a Master of Social Work from New York University.
URL:https://bonsecoursrcc.org/event/bon-secours-spiritual-direction-institute-cohort-7-session-2-overnight-option/
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SUMMARY:Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute Cohort 7 - Session 2 VIRTUAL Option
DESCRIPTION:This page is for the VIRTUAL option for Cohort 7\nfor those unable to attend in person.\nPlease click the following links if you prefer the\nCOMMUTER option or the OVERNIGHT option.\n  \nIntensive Training Program for Those Interested in Spiritual Direction \nThe second week-long session of the Spiritual Direction Institute will provide a deeper foundation for understanding and engaging in the practice of spiritual direction in the Christian tradition. It is intended to enhance the students’ understanding of the spiritual life\, with attention given to developing the basic skills required for this ministry. Classes will include presentations\, discussions\, and interactive experiences. There will be time for quiet reflection throughout the week. \nPlease plan to attend the virtual sessions in real time. The program begins at 7pm on the first day. \nPrerequisite: \nCompletion of the week-long introductory intensive (September 2025) or permission of the instructor. \nCourse Learning Objectives: \n– Gain an understanding of the spiritual life — its breadth\, depth\, and language — in order to understand the context of spiritual direction ministry. \n– Examine and understand the core principles of effective spiritual direction\, noting the implications for both the director and the directee. \n– Enhance and practice the basic interpersonal skills necessary for the exercise of this ministry\, such as maintaining appropriate boundaries\, dealing with transference and counter-transference\, etc. \n– Explore a range of issues for which people might find themselves when seeking spiritual direction: loss\, grief\, spiritual darkness\, alienation from the church\, and abuse. \nRequired Texts:   \n-Henri Nouwen\, Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming (New York: Doubleday\, 1992). \nFollowing This Session:  \nIn the months between Session 2 and Session 3\, students will offer spiritual direction as “interns” and will write up two case studies for the final week. \nThe third week-long intensive in the program is scheduled for September 26-October 2\, 2026. Registration for this final session will be available soon. A certificate of completion will be awarded upon completion of the entire program\, which includes these three week-long sessions and the required course work. \nQuestions: If you have questions\, please contact Sr. Bernie Claps at Bernadette.Claps@CBSParis.org. \nGuided By: Kathy Brown and Sr. Bernie Claps\, CBS. \nKathleen Hope Brown\, D.Min. teaches spiritual direction and other courses in spirituality at the Virginia Theological Union. Her doctorate in Adult Spiritual Formation is from Catholic University. \nSister Bernadette Claps\, a Sister of Bon Secours\, provides spiritual direction and spiritual companionship at the Retreat and Conference Center at Bon Secours. She holds graduate certificates in Spiritual Direction\, Spirituality and Aging. She has done graduate studies in theology and received a Master of Social Work from New York University.
URL:https://bonsecoursrcc.org/event/bon-secours-spiritual-direction-institute-cohort-7-session-2-virtual-option/
LOCATION:MD
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SUMMARY:Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute Cohort 7 - Session 2 COMMUTER Option
DESCRIPTION:This page is for the COMMUTER option for Cohort 7\nfor those who live locally and choose not to stay overnight.\nPlease click the following links if you prefer the\nVIRTUAL option or the OVERNIGHT option.\n  \nIntensive Training Program for Those Interested in Spiritual Direction \nThe second week-long session of the Spiritual Direction Institute will provide a deeper foundation for understanding and engaging in the practice of spiritual direction in the Christian tradition. It is intended to enhance the students’ understanding of the spiritual life\, with attention given to developing the basic skills required for this ministry. Classes will include presentations\, discussions\, and interactive experiences. There will be time for quiet reflection throughout the week. \nThe Commuter Option does not include overnight lodging or breakfast.\nThe program begins with dinner at 6pm on the first day. \nPrerequisite: \nCompletion of the week-long introductory intensive (September 2025) or permission of the instructor. \nCourse Learning Objectives: \n– Gain an understanding of the spiritual life — its breadth\, depth\, and language — in order to understand the context of spiritual direction ministry. \n– Examine and understand the core principles of effective spiritual direction\, noting the implications for both the director and the directee. \n– Enhance and practice the basic interpersonal skills necessary for the exercise of this ministry\, such as maintaining appropriate boundaries\, dealing with transference and counter-transference\, etc. \n– Explore a range of issues for which people might find themselves when seeking spiritual direction: loss\, grief\, spiritual darkness\, alienation from the church\, and abuse. \nRequired Texts:   \n-Henri Nouwen\, Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming (New York: Doubleday\, 1992). \nFollowing This Session:  \nIn the months between Session 2 and Session 3\, students will offer spiritual direction as “interns” and will write up two case studies for the final week. \nThe third week-long intensive in the program is scheduled for September 26-October 2\, 2026. Registration for this final session will be available soon. A certificate of completion will be awarded upon completion of the entire program\, which includes these three week-long sessions and the required course work. \nQuestions: If you have questions\, please contact Sr. Bernie Claps at Bernadette.Claps@CBSParis.org. \nGuided By: Kathy Brown and Sr. Bernie Claps\, CBS. \nKathleen Hope Brown\, D.Min. teaches spiritual direction and other courses in spirituality at the Virginia Theological Union. Her doctorate in Adult Spiritual Formation is from Catholic University. \nSister Bernadette Claps\, a Sister of Bon Secours\, provides spiritual direction and spiritual companionship at the Retreat and Conference Center at Bon Secours. She holds graduate certificates in Spiritual Direction\, Spirituality and Aging. She has done graduate studies in theology and received a Master of Social Work from New York University.
URL:https://bonsecoursrcc.org/event/bon-secours-spiritual-direction-institute-cohort-7-session-2-commuter-option/
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SUMMARY:Quiet Mornings - In Person Session
DESCRIPTION:Due to a scheduling issue\, this month’s In-Person Quiet Mornings session will be held April 21.\nQuiet Mornings sessions are currently being held IN-PERSON on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. \n(It is also held virtually on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday and 4th Saturday. Every virtual session is held from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon.)\nPlease email Joanne at jmcahooneph3@gmail.com for the Zoom sessions invitation for Virtual sessions. \nQuiet mornings provide an opportunity for quiet – for reflection\, prayer\, listening\, presence – in common with others. Perhaps you’d like to carve out time\, but could use the support of a structure that is also flexible? Most of us could! And there is encouragement and strength in coming together in this way. You are welcome whenever matches your schedule/desire/need. \nEach gathering is bracketed by an opening and closing prayer. The quiet hour at its heart is not scripted or guided. Each one enters the quiet and utilizes or follows it as she/he desires to do so. Some opt to journal\, read\, walk; to engage in meditation; imaginative prayer or centering prayer; art or collage; or physical movement. The commitment to enter the quiet with some regularity as an ongoing practice is the point. By doing so in companionship with others\, we support each other’s journey just by willingly being present in God’s presence together\, and hoping good for each other. In our closing prayer\, we pray a blessing for each other. Please feel welcome! Guided by Joanne Cahoon. \nJoanne Cahoon\, D.Min. – spiritual director\, retreat leader\, coach – facilitates the Quiet Mornings. 
URL:https://bonsecoursrcc.org/event/quiet-mornings-in-person-session-27/
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