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Spiritual Direction

spiritual guidance at marywood franciscan retreat center

Spiritual direction is a one-on-one meeting between a director and a person seeking a deeper relationship with God. The focus is awareness of God in everyday life.

A spiritual director assists in:
• expressing struggles, pains, joys, and gratitude
• recognizing God's presence in everyday life and in prayer
• savoring and responding to one's experience of God
• discovering interior changes and the affects on relationships and life's journey
• moving toward greater inner freedom, joy and integration
• processing aspects of growth toward wholeness

Qualified spiritual directors available through Marywood are:

Sister Elizabeth Amman, OP
Certification through the Dominican Center at Marywood, Grand Rapids, MI

Sister Roselyn Heil, FSPA
Certification through Mt. Alverno, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sister Karen Kappell, FSPA
Certification through the Franciscan Spirituality Center, La Crosse, WI

Sister Marla Lang, FSPA 
Certification through the Institute for Spiritual Leadership, Chicago, IL

Sister Kathy Lentsch, OSF
Certification through Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Sister Pauline Wittry, FSPA
Certification through the Franciscan Spirituality Center, La Crosse, WI

For background information on Marywood's spiritual directors, please see staff.

A person usually meets with a spiritual director every three to five weeks. The suggested donation is $30.00 to $50.00 per one-hour session.

For more information on spiritual direction, or to schedule an appointment, please contact:

Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
3560 Highway 51 North
Arbor Vitae WI 54568-9538
715-385-3750
e-mail: marywood.center@gmail.com