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Spiritual direction provides guidance in your walk with God, whether you are just beginning your journey or have been feeling stuck. Spiritual direction offers you step by step advice that you can follow to improve your spiritual walk and gives you encouragement and support from someone who has experienced the spiritual life.
Spiritual Direction Is…
- A centuries old practice of meeting with a trained guide
- A way to understanding
- where God is in your life
- how God is speaking to you
- Learning spiritual practices that bring you closer to God
- Methods of prayer
- Ways to read the Bible
- Other safe spiritual practices
A Spiritual Director Is…
- A Trained Guide who listens to where you are and helps you deepen your spirituality.
- A Person who has been seminary trained
- 15+ years of experience in the local church and
- Apprenticed in the art of spiritual direction
- A person who practices the spiritual disciplines in their own life
- A person dedicated to taking care of you
How does Spiritual Direction Take Place?
SKYPE: (SKYPE ID: myspiritualadvisor.com). Make an appointment and someone will contact you to set this up. You will need an internet connection and a web camera.
Face to Face: at our offices in Munster, IN. We suggest only those who live within a 1.5 hour drive take advantage of this.
Phone: When web cams and live visits are not possible we will schedule an appointment to talk on the phone. (219) 595-2363
Email: When internet is available, but telephone, face to face visits, and SKYPE are not possible, we will allow email interaction. This is not preferred. You may contact us to see if this is a possibility at info@myspiritualadvisor.com
Make an appointment for a free thirty minute session to see if spiritual direction is for you.
What are the Benefits of Spiritual Direction?
- Recognizing God’s presence/action in your life.
- Living a fully integrated life, spirituality and physically.
- Making choices based upon your newly integrated faith.
- Having a friend to share the joys, concerns and hopes of life.
- Developing a sensitivity for others, especially the poor and outcast.
- Embracing your spiritual affiliation with joy, intensity and integrity.
Make an appointment for a free thirty minute session to see if spiritual direction is for you.
History, Confidentiality, Odds & Ends
My Spiritual Advisor has been offering “Spiritual Advice” in person, over the internet and by email since 2002. We have given spiritual advice to people on four continents and twelve countries. In 2006, we began to offer spiritual direction via telephone and Skype (c) We are available through Skype at “myspiritualadvisor.com”.
We reserve the right to request the city and state, or country, province and city in which the person lives to connect them with a spiritual director who is near and in case there is an emergency.
All conversations via email, by telephone or over the internet are strictly confidential and are held within the confines of the Guidelines of Spiritual Directors International, the Canonical imperative of the Internal Forum for Catholics, and under the strictest ethical guidelines of confidentiality for other Christian denominations and others. This means that all conversations in Spiritual Direction are held in the strictest confidence. Your contact information will not be sold to a third party or given to anyone.
Spiritual Direction is on a donation basis. There is a usual and customary request based upon world geography. It is the custom that the person who receives spiritual direction on a monthly basis or every other week make a donation for this service of the Church. In the United States, My Spiritual Advisor, Inc. is a 501c3 tax exempt organization and all donations are tax deductible. It is also customary that the donation be on the basis of ability of the person to give a donation and no one will be turned away.
Mark Kurowski has been my spiritual director for over 2.5 years. In these years, I have grown closer to God than in the previous 30 years of my life. Mark is knowledgeable, compassionate, and a good listener. St. Bernard of Clairvaux once wrote something to the effect that he who has himself for a spiritual director is the disciple of a fool. If you don’t have a spiritual director, I recommend meeting (at least once) with Mark or a member of his team. You won’t regret it!
Landon P.
Having an experienced Spiritual Director to talk with has helped me put so many things into perspective and enhanced my spirituality. Mark does a wonderful job at showing me ways I can live the Christian life in a way that’s personal to me. I can clearly see the progress I am making and it’s very encouraging.
Joelle N.
Spiritual direction is like using GPS. When you get into your car and you don’t know where you’re going, you use some form of GPS to find your way. Or maybe you’re old school and you use a map. Either way, spiritual direction guides you through each day leading you to GOD.
In all the noise of today, we need to take time to examen where we are and where we are going. Call Mark Kurowski today! He can help you set your map or GPS in the direction of God.
Janice S.
When I moved to a new state I had to give up my spiritual director. Unfortunately good spiritual directors are not easy to find and I had been without one for 15 years. Last March, Mark “found” me and it seems to me he is a gift from the Holy Spirit. Mark is able to anticipate my circumstances with amazing accuracy. He has guided me in drawing closer to God, helped me identify my strengths and offered encouragement when I feel weak. His insightful and intuitive direction is clearly inspired by the Holy Spirit. For those who have never had guidance before or for those looking for a new and rich source of spiritual direction, look no further than MySpiritualAdvisor.
It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since I first made an appointment with Mark for spiritual direction! From a consumer standpoint, I can definitely say the appointment was worthwhile – the spiritual direction I’ve received since then has been extremely helpful, and I know I’ve grown “as a person” (to use that more secular turn of phrase) as a result.
However, I think it would be a mistake to recommend a spiritual director (Mark or otherwise) in order for someone to reach “personal betterment” or anything like that. The goal of spiritual direction is to help a person focus on the things that really matter: inner peace, a closer relationship with God, contentment and joy even amidst sadness…all that good stuff. Mark can help you get there!
I would recommend spiritual direction to anyone seeking to practice spiritual life with purpose. It can be difficult to openly examine your relationship with God; however, Mark proves to be an excellent guide in the process. In the last two years, Mark has shown me his gifts of compassion, wisdom, and kindness. He is a man of integrity and creates a safe environment for spiritual direction. Through our meetings, I have learned my common weaknesses as well as come to recognize and practice my God-given gifts. Mark has also helped me to allow God into all areas of my life. I recommend Mark as a spiritual director because I trust in his ability to show how God is speaking to you.
My spiritual advisor has been a very positive influence in my life, especially during times of discernment and transition. I highly recommend it!