Spiritual Direction: Inviting God In and Exploring the Mystery

Jesuit Connections and Jocelyn Collen, M.Div. and Spiritual Director, explore what Spiritual Direction is and how it can impact your faith.

If you’ve ever wondered what Spiritual Direction is all about, Jocelyn discusses what it looks like, how it expands your spirituality, including your relationship with God, and offers some tools for connecting with a Spiritual Director.

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Jocelyn E. Collen holds a Master of Divinity from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. She studied Theology at Fairfield University as an undergraduate with Paul Lakeland and Nancy Dallavalle. She earned a Post-Master Certificate in Spiritual Formation & Spiritual Direction from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. Jocelyn was on a teaching team in the Franciscan Spiritual Direction program at St. Anthony Shrine in downtown Boston for a few years. She was trained in giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in the 19th Annotation form of St. Ignatius with Jim Bowler, S.J., Lisa Hastings, and other Ignatian Spirituality gurus. Jocelyn is the Associate Director of Life Together, the Episcopal Service Corps program in Boston. She has served as Religious Educator, Chaplain, Faith Formation Assistant, and Campus Minister in the past, and is currently serving on a ministry team that presides over Communion Services in a prison in Boston, Massachusetts. She is an executive member of the FutureChurch Board of Trustees. Jocelyn has a robust Spiritual Direction practice of her own, and you can find out more at www.jocelyncollen.com.

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