Lisa Hastings

A longtime member of the Boston College (BC) community, Lisa has served as a spiritual director at BC and St. Ignatius Parish in Chestnut Hill, MA for over a decade. Her ministerial work in those settings has included facilitating the one-credit course “Spiritual Formation for Ministry” at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, facilitating on-line courses for the Church in the 21st Century Center, and providing spiritual direction for students and staff through Campus Ministry and the Center for Ignatian Spirituality.

Her spiritual direction practice is grounded in Ignatian Spirituality and the commitment to spiritual conversation as a rich component of ongoing discernment. Lisa holds a master’s degree in theology and ministry and a post-master’s certificate in Spiritual Formation from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, as well as advanced training in Christian contemplative practices and in giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola in the 19th Annotation format.

Session Type:

Online via Zoom only

Availability:

Various, Lisa does not establish times in advance but works directees into her overall schedule.

Faith Tradition:

Catholic

Experienced with:

Spirituality of middle age life
Spirituality of retired life
Spirituality of caregiving
Spirituality and mental health

Spirituality of grieving
Spirituality of bodily wellness
Spirituality of life path discernment
Spirituality of marriage and committed relationships

Spirituality of contemplative prayer
Spirituality of art and music
Spirituality of sacred scripture

Payment:

Directees will pay Lisa directly for each session. Rates and payment will be coordinated between the director and directee.

Please consider an additional offering of $10-$25 per session to cover the operational and administrative costs of the Center for Spiritual Direction.

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If you are a new directee seeking direction from Lisa, please fill out the intake form below.

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Spiritual Direction Offering

This spiritual director is paid directly by each directee for the service of spiritual direction. The director will determine the session rate in conversation with you based on your needs and their practices and instruct you on how to make payments. The Center requests that you consider an additional offering of $10-$25 per session to support our operational and administrative expenses. Those offering scan be made on the “payment” page of our website.

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Session Appointments, Changes, and Cancellations

All spiritual direction sessions are scheduled and coordinated between the director and the directee. Directees are expected to keep their scheduled appointments. If you need to reschedule or cancel an appointment, please contact your spiritual director at the email address on this bio page (some directors may also choose to share phone contact information with directees once they begin meeting). Whenever possible, please provide 24 hours notice for all appointment changes. Spiritual direction is usually conducted once a month. You and your director will decide on the frequency and timing of your sessions.

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Next Steps

After you complete this intake form, the spiritual director should contact you to let you know if they can take you on as a directee and then begin the spiritual direction relationship by scheduling your first session. If this spiritual director does not contact you within one week, please send an email to the Center for Spiritual Direction at csd@holyfamilyretreat.org and we will assist you in moving forward.

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