“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations…”- Matthew 28:19

Mission:
The challenges of today can only be rectified and healed by the grace of God, who we encounter in prayer in order to build a relationship with Him. Many of the faithful need guidance in how to pray. This guidance can best be met with a spiritual guide, who is traditionally known as a spiritual director.

The discipleship process is outlined in Archbishop Coakley’s pastoral letter “Go Make Disciples.” This pathway will be our guide to create a program that will form prayerful, thoughtful and well-trained spiritual directors. This pathway is Encounter, Accompany, Community and Send.

Program Overview:
The program entails three (3) years of formation. Year 1 and Year 2 consist of classroom instruction 1x/month on Saturdays. Year 3 is a practicum year during which the candidate will provide spiritual direction to two to three directees, under monthly supervision and guidance.

Expert instructors in each subject are essential for establishing a high-quality program aimed at producing the best trained spiritual directors. By creating our own program, we have the flexibility to open some of these courses to non-candidates who wish to attend. This also allows us to supply high quality continuing education to current spiritual directors by having them attend select classes.
 

• 5 hours guided instruction per course
• Courses will meet one Saturday per month
• 1+ course texts to be read prior to each course session
• 400-600 word essay, with concluding question directed to fellow classmates, posted to shared discussion site, due subsequent to each monthly course session
• 100–200 word response to at least one (1) other students’ essay per month
• 1500–2000 word quarterly paper on student’s topic of choice, pending program director approval

Program lead is responsible for grading all written work and providing feedback to students.

Read the full course descriptions

A Catholic spiritual director will:

• be a practicing Catholic, male or female, in good standing with the Church.
• have a well-formed understanding of Catholic spiritual direction.
• not engage in psychoanalysis but will, through prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit, assist others in the discernment of God’s will in their lives.
• understand the expectations for Spiritual Direction in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
• be able to maintain a schedule that facilitates periodic direction sessions with their directees.
• identify areas for prayer, reflection, and further discussion in the next scheduled session with their directees.  
• make recommendations for reflection material.
• pray with directees, asking for the leading of the Holy Spirit and the intercession of the Blessed Mother and the saints.

• April - May 2024
  • Application period.
• September 2024
  • Inagural cohort begins formation.
• September 2024 - August 2025
  • Year 1 - Classroom Instruction.
• September 2025 - August 2026
  • Year 2 - Classroom Instruction.
• September 2026 - August 2027
  • Year 3 - Practicum.
  • Next cohort begins formation.

There is a suggested donation of $25 per month.  This is not required and should not be an obstacle to your ability to participate in the program.  

1. Download the application form.
2. Complete the application. The application will require you to:
   • intial all statements regarding committments of the program
   • provide general, Catholic background, ministerial participation, and work history
   • submit written/typed responses to all short essay questions
   • provide names and contact information for three (3) references:
     • your spiritual director
     • the pastor at your parish
     • one (1) additional person who knows you well
3. Email the application to [email protected].