Spiritual Direction of Vocations

Description: This course introduces spiritual directors to a theology of vocations and the development of vocational identity.

Outcomes: Having fully engaged with this course, students will be able to (1) Describe the development of vocational awareness identity and (2) apply it to the direction of those discerning a particular vocation or general life direction.

Format: A self-paced “four-week” course consisting of four 15- to 20-minute instructional videos, each paired with integrative-reflective writing assignments and bi-weekly calls with a course mentor.

Supplementary reading: Nemeck, Francis Kelly and Marie Theresa Coombs. Called by God: A Theology of Vocation and Lifelong Commitment. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1985, 84 pp. assigned. (Note: The price of this book new is currently inflated, possibly as it's between printings; please look for used or library copies, or contact us with any issues obtaining a copy.)