spiritual director

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The Old Santa Ynez Inn, which housed the other seven monks, burned down, taking with it the office and apartment of the Lake Shrine’s spiritual director, Satyananda.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

The sister said she had told her then-boyfriend and the family’s spiritual director at the time, and also investigators in 1983, but considered the whole episode insignificant.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023

At the time, he was spiritual director of a convent in Slovenia.

From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022

It might mean reading philosophy to explore various worldviews or working with a clergy person or spiritual director.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2022

The habit had become popular for wealthy and devout ladies to choose some monk or priest as their individual and private spiritual director.

From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred