The Inaugural National Symposium of the Australian Ecumenical Council for Spiritual Direction was held in Melbourne, Australia, on 29 and 30 October. The theme of the Symposium was "Exploring contemporary spirituality and its impact on the practice of spiritual direction". Academics, researchers, the staff of spiritual direction formation programs, spiritual directors, and other interested parties participated in the two-day Symposium. Many themes explored in the papers will interest the wider spiritual direction community. A summary of the twenty papers is available on the AECSD website. The papers are available to be downloaded in one PDF file. --Stephen Truscott, SM, PhD.

Image: Marie Thompson, the President of the Australian Ecumenical Council for Spiritual Direction, welcomes participants to the Inaugural National Symposium. Photo taken by Patrick Wright

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