Starting October 2024

“The Church will have to initiate everyone – priests, religious and laity – into this ‘art of accompaniment’ which teaches us to remove our sandals before the sacred ground of the other.”

Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel, 169

What you can expect to go away with

• Confidence and competence in accompanying another on their spiritual journey
• Much more intimacy with your own faith journey, including your shadow
• Growing awareness about what is life giving and what is death dealing
• Awareness of Earth Consciousness; Connecting spirituality with nature
• Appreciation of the mysticism of St Ignatius and others
• Recognition of your strengths and weaknesses, transference and projection
• Knowledge of how to keep safe boundaries and confidentiality
• Awareness that people can be in very different places on their developing journey
• Being comfortable with and able to avail of supervision
• Being able to lay aside your own agenda and give your companionee full attention
• Having the companionship of fellow trainees

Details and dates of the course

Commencement date: October 2024
Location: Milltown Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Duration: 2 years part- time – 17 weekends in total
(Non-residential)
Cost: €1,600 per year. (Negotiable)
Places: Limited

Provisional Dates

Year 1

• October 19th & 20th 2024 
• November 16th & 17th 2024 
• December 14th & 15th 2024 
• January 18th & 19th 2025 
• February 15th & 16th 2025 
• March 22nd & 23rd 2025 
• April 26th & 27th 2025
• May 24th & 25th 2025 

Year 2 

• September 20th & 21st 2025 
• October 18th & 19th 2025 
• November 15th & 16th 2025 
• December 13th & 14th 2025  
• January 17th & 18th 2026 
• February 14th & 15th 2026 
• March 21st & 22nd 2026
• April 18th & 19th 2026
• May 16th & 17th 2026 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 30th March 2024
An application form, which can provide an opportunity for you to decide prayerfully whether or not to apply, is available here or from [email protected].