Dovehouse Ignatian Spiritual Direction Training

August 2026-May 2029

Please read the following carefully as there are prerequisites and commitments

upon entering The Dovehouse Program.


Pre-requisites:

  • 2 years of individual spiritual direction

  • 3 day directed silent retreat

  • Pattern of regular prayer and spiritual practices

  • Completion of Ignatian Spiritual Exercises (30-day or 19th Annotation with a spiritual director)


Throughout all 3 years of the Training:

You will receive monthly individual spiritual direction with a director and have reading and writing assignments. 


Program Components Year 1:

  • April-August 2026 ~ Readings with personal reflections

  • August, 2026 ~ Directed Silent Retreat

  • September-November 2026 ~ 3 training sessions, 6 hours each (1x/mo.) 

  • December ~ receive a Quiet Day

  • January-May 2027 ~ 5 training sessions, 6 hours each (1x/mo.) 

  • Offer monthly spiritual direction to 2 directees, for a total of 10 hours                       

  • Receive monthly supervision (included in the monthly training time)

Program Components Year 2:

  • July 2027 Attend a Directed Silent Retreat (5-day)

  • September-May 2027-28 Year 1 program components and adding:

  • offering spiritual direction during a 3-Day Directed Silent Retreat, (with supervision) 2 times during the year - Fall & Spring

Program Components Year 3:

  • July 2028 Attend a Directed Silent Retreat (8-day)

  • August-May – 10 training sessions, 6 hours each (1x/mo.)

  • Continue directing individual monthly directees

  • Direct a person in the 19th Annotation 2028-29

  • Receive monthly Supervision (included in the monthly training meeting)

  • May 2029  Graduation Celebration with certificate in Ignatian Spiritual Direction


Cohort Tuition:

$4800 per year for a total of $14,400 for the 3 year Program - can be paid in full,

quarterly, or monthly.