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.