Rev. Joe Tetlow, SJ’s Hope for Spiritual Direction
“What a happy and holy thing it is for us as spiritual directors to be asked to do this, to walk with pilgrims, and to find that you can understand a way that Ignatian spirituality helps you view this…. that God has not a plan but a project, and you become a beautiful part of that project.
We must never leave off praying….. I think it’s dangerous to offer spiritual direction to someone and not to be praying yourself. I also think that you’re going to find sufferings that you never thought you would face before. You have to accept it; this is where we are doing what Jesus did. ”
This month’s reflection is offered by Rev. Joe Tetlow, SJ, who was ordained in 1960 and whose decades of ministry include serving as a professor at St. Louis University and as a Dean at Loyola New Orleans. He served on the staff of America Magazine for a number of years and was the assistant for Ignatian spirituality in Rome to Superior General Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach for nine years. He is a spiritual director who directed the Montserrat Retreat House in Dallas. Choosing Christ in the World, his handbook for making the full Spiritual Exercises in everyday life, has been translated into a number of languages. His recent books include Handing on the Fire: Making Spiritual Direction Ignatian and Becoming an Easter People.
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