In this unit, students acquire the skills and competencies needed to become directors of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and spiritual directors in the Ignatian tradition. Under supervision, the student will guide two retreatants through either: (i) the Retreat in Daily Life over 35 weeks, or (ii) the full one-month (30-day) experience. If the student is directing the full one-month experience, supervision will occur on a daily basis. If the student is directing the Retreat in Daily Life over 30 weeks, supervision occurs on a fortnightly basis.
Unit code: DS9289J
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Spirituality
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Jesuit College of Spirituality
Show when this unit is running1. | Outline the role and stance of an Ignatian director, particularly as set out by Saint Ignatius in the Annotations to the Spiritual Exercises |
2. | Evaluate personal capacity to adapt the dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises to particular retreatants |
3. | Analyse the Rules for Discernment of Spirits and identity the ways in which ‘spirits’ work in a retreatant |
4. | Articulate and evaluate the decision-making process outlined in the Exercises |
5. | Evaluate their gifts, abilities and limitations as a giver of the Exercises |
Prerequisites DD8241J Spiritual Exercises Practice A and DD8251J Spiritual Exercises Practice B Or Previous 30 unit: DD8819F/DD8829F
Prohibited combinations Old Code: DD9107F Old Code: DS9107F Old name: Supervised Retreat Direction
Guided reading/instruction and individual ministry supervision
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | 6000-word Directory on giving the Exercises under supervision. This will include self-reflective practice review, and reflection on required skills, resources and challenges within each Week of the Exercises, linked to the literature. |
6000 | 100.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 11:28:53 +1100