Spiritual direction
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Spiritual direction is the practice of being with people as they attempt to deepen their relationship with the divine, or to learn and grow in their personal spirituality. The person seeking direction
Virgil acts as Dante's spiritual guide, leading him through Hell (detail from Inferno, oil on canvas by Tommaso De Vivo in Royal Palace of Naples, 1863)
Spiritual Exercises
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The Spiritual Exercises, composed 1522–1524, are a set of Christian meditations, contemplations, and prayers written by Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th-century Spanish Catholic priest, theologian, and foun
Spiritual direction
…daily meetings, exercises or spiritual disciplines such as lectio divina are given to the directee as sustenance to further their spiritual growth. The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola are a popular example of guidelines used for spiritual direction. Most of ancient schools of philosophy remarked the importance…
Exercitia spiritualia, 1548, first edition by Antonio Bladio (Rome)
Virgin of Montserrat
Abbey on Montserrat
Chapel in the Cave of Saint Ignatius at Manresa