a place of peace

The Jesuit Retreat House
5629 State Road
Parma, OH 44134

Phone: 440.884.9300
Fax: 440.885.1055
E-Mail: [email protected]

Copyright � 2000-2011
Jesuit Retreat House - Catholic retreat center for religious retreats

Spiritual direction is a Catholic tradition to which more and more people are turning in these uncertain times.  It involves the one-on-one sharing of one's prayer or spiritual life with an experienced director, who may either be a religious or lay person.  Meeting times and frequency are agreed upon by director and directee, and all discussion is kept strictly confidential. 

Spiritual direction is an excellent way to enrich one's prayer life.  It means that one does not go the faith journey alone, but walks with a trusted, trained guide.  A spiritual director can help one make sense of his or her prayer life, learn new ways to pray, and discern God's call. 

Jesuit Retreat House is here to serve as a resource for spiritual direction.  Consider the following options:

• Contact our resident spiritual directors - Sr. Mary Ann Flannery, S.C., at (440) 884-9300 or [email protected]; and Fr. Carl Bonk, SJ., at 440-884-9300, 216-281-7383, or [email protected].  
  
  

• Contact Jesuit Retreat House at (440) 884-9300 for a referral to one of our other spiritual directors. 
  
  

• Make an Individually-Directed Retreat at JRH for an encounter with the Spiritual Exercises under the guidance of a trained director. 
  
  

• Read an article on spiritual direction published in the Catholic Universe Bulletin.