THE WALK
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION MINISTRY
MEETING THE DIVINE, ONE STEP AT A TIME
"Heart talks to heart."
St. Augustine of Hippo
THE MINISTRY
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is “help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of the relationship.” (William A. Barry and William J. Connolly, The Practice of Spiritual Direction)
"Spiritual Direction literally changed my life. After several years of significant losses in my life, I turned back to God for comfort and began to go to church again, but it didn’t resonate with me...I needed something different. I have felt myself blossoming, opening up to the Divine and experiencing my soul in a way I never thought possible. It requires absolute, sometimes brutal, honesty with yourself...but this process of self examination takes place in such a loving, non-judgmental way in the presence of a qualified spiritual director. I feel as if I have come home to myself." - Ruth D
Experiential
One's encounters with the spiritual varies and happens in the daily events of life. The religious experience is neither isolated or necessarily extraordinary. It is more significant and aptly felt & known in the context of a relationship with God.
Relational
The relationship with God is further explored and nurtured in spiritual direction sessions, focusing on God's leading in the present towards the future possibilities in a faith-centered life.
Focal
Because God is the one who can truly see & move the heart, the human spiritual director acts a compass, not a counsellor or advisor. The direction must lead to where God is inviting. The aim of the sessions is to point to this reality.
MEET ME
Trained in Spiritual Direction, I have been in blessed with providing this ministry since graduating from The Haden Institute certificate program in 2018.
Prior to this path I was a Catholic lay missionary for almost 10 years, involved with youth & young adult Christian formation, outreach immersion as well as volunteering for various roles in my local parish community.
I reside in Edmonton, Alberta, and have been member of the Canadian Fellowship of Christian Spiritual Directors for close to 5 years.
An avid music lover, I sing & play guitar as well as dabble in songwriting. I love words, and own over 200 books in my library.
My name is Angelissa, and I am glad to meet you. Looking forward to walking this road with you.
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