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Spiritual Direction at Eramosa Eden



What is a Spiritual Director?
     A Spiritual Director is one who gives guidance in prayer. This has to do with interior reactions that a person experiences when one listens to God's word. This is more than a study of scriptures. These interior movements take place in the centre of one who is meditating on an assigned scripture reading. The interior  reactions are the indicators of God's communication with the person. When a person speaks of these interior reactions and another person in faith listens to them, there is a spiritual growth and discernment.


Spiritual Director:

Valerie Bannert
    BA., BED, M.R.E., D.Min, Teacher, Principal (8 yrs.). Religious Education Consultant; Missionary in Japan (Our Lady's Missionaries); Staff at Osaka University of Education, (8 yrs ); Co-founder of Eramosa Eden Ecumenical Retreat Centre (1981), Spiritual Director, Member of Guelph Ecumenical Guild and Member of the North American Spiritual Directors, Presently developing Ecumenical Diaconal Ministry (EDM) concept at Eramosa Eden.  Presented EDM at the Women's Ordination Worldwide Ecumenical Conference, July 22-24,2005 in Ottawa.


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