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Spiritual Direction

4.86249 reviews

500 College Street NE, Lacey, WA 98516

Open Dates

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

Currently we are offering Spiritual Direction IN PERSON, via TELEPHONE or ZOOM. To attend In Person, you must be Covid-19 Vaccinated and Boosted.

You must schedule your Spiritual Direction appointment directly with your Director prior to registering and paying online. Appointments are not automatically made at this time. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sessions typically last one hour. Multiple sessions can be scheduled with your Spiritual Director.

**Read about our Spiritual Directors and contact one to schedule your spiritual direction session.**

Spiritual Direction in the Christian tradition might be defined as the practice of listening with another in a prayerful relationship in order to more clearly hear and experience the movement of God in one’s life.

It is a way of extending a sustaining, welcoming environment within a one-on-one relationship. It is a dynamic process where one can listen to self in order to reflect on life's questions in light of our Gospel call.

Schedule

The person seeking direction shares stories of his or her encounters of the
divine, or how he or she is experiencing spiritual issues or relationships. It is a
dynamic process where one can listen to self in order to reflect on life's questions in light of our call.

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

St. Placid Priory, 500 College Street NE, Lacey, WA 98516

Accommodation

Venue & Amenities

A/C in Rooms

Free Wifi

Spa

Sauna

Pool

Towels

Free Parking

Kitchen

Tour Assistance

Hot Tub

Coffee/Tea

Cafe

Restaurant

Fitness Center

Yoga Studio

Housekeeping

Bicycles For Rent

What's Included

The
whole purpose of Spiritual Direction is to penetrate beneath the surface of a person's life, to get behind the facade of conventional gestures and attitudes which one presents to the world, and to bring out one's inner spiritual freedom, one's inmost trust...the likeness of Christ in one's soul.” Thomas Merton

Customer Reviews

4.86 out of 5.0 average rating

Anonymous • Feb 20, 2025

5.0

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Cinema Divina – Reality with a capital “R”

St. Placid Priory creates a range of retreats, online and on local, to serve a wide variety of retreat-goers. The recent "Reality with a capital "R" was a joyful gathering of those committed to action through times fraught with uncertainty. It was an invitation to see life and community through the lens of Reality. Especially appreciated the Evelyn Underhill comment on Reality being perceived through taking time to Read, Reflect, Respond, and Rest.

Karen • Feb 20, 2025

5.0

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Every time.

I have been to multiple events at St. Placid, including this most recent "Cinema Divina" with M. Freeman, and am consistently amazed at the depth and timeliness of what I experience.

This priory is a place of learning and welcome that always makes me glad I have attended whatever I have been fortunate to be invited to.

It's a beautiful haven in a world that can be very conflicted.

Thank you, Sisters. You are a gift

Ann • Feb 14, 2025

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St Placid Priory offers beauty, peace, and warm hospitality

Our group retreat this February was everything we could have wished. The welcoming Spirituality Center housed the seven of us in peace, with space and time for inner reflection, journaling, long walks, and meeting from time to time as a group. The food was delicious too!

I have been going on retreats at St. Placid since 1995. Highest recommendation.

Joanne • Feb 13, 2025

5.0

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The Sacred Art of the Line

A creative activity which was nurturing to the soul.

Jacalyn • Feb 02, 2025

5.0

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Weekend Silent Centering Prayer Retreat: Sitting with the Desert Fathers and Mothers at St. Placid Priory

My accomodations were excellent. The welcome was warm and inviting. I felt part of the community immediately. The gentle guidance of Sister Anna Camille in our centering prayer was what I enjoyed the most. The retreat met my expectations. It was lovely. I felt the peace entering the priory and the quiet. I found growth in the practice of prayer and there was a space for me grow in the Spirit. The only thing I would change is clarifying the participation in the chanting and the singing during mass. I heard about the retreat at the Priory through our Centering Prayer group in our church - Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland.