I’m ok, Daddy!
Debra Black
November 18, 2025
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“He doesn’t want us to follow His will out of fear but rather out of love.” – Debra Black
Debra Black
A cradle Catholic, Debra Black received the gift of completing the full 19th annotation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1998 under individual direction of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She repeated the exercises in 2001 and remained an Associate to the Loreto Sisters through 2009. In 2015 she was missioned through the Lanteri Center for Ignatian Spirituality to provide spiritual direction and lead the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. She also is a perpetual member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, former Commissioner for the city of Glendale, AZ and has decades of parish and community service. Over 40 years of professional experience includes 32 years of leadership in international higher education. Debra is mother to Sienna and resides in Bellingham, Washington.
You can follow her work at TheFaceofGraceProject.com
A Rule of Life for the Heart: Creating a Spiritual Life Plan
Debra Black
October 21, 2025
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“We need to let God lead us in developing this plan for life. This takes place in the quiet of prayer.” – Debra Black
Spiritual Direction and the Remodeling of the Heart Part 3: Spiritual Direction is a Dynamic
Debra Black
October 14, 2025
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The director must maintain a holy indifference to their directee, desiring to satisfy Jesus rather than the directee.” – Debra Black
Spiritual Direction and the Remodeling of the Heart Part 2: What should I look for in a spiritual director?
Debra Black
October 9, 2025
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“Scripture illuminates the importance for a spiritual director to not only be experienced in direction and the spiritual life, but also to be learned and prudent.” – Debra Black
Spiritual Direction and the Remodeling of the Heart Part 1: The Nature and Purpose of Spiritual Direction
Debra Black
August 30, 2025
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“The director acts like guardrails on the narrow road that winds up the steep mountain.”- Debra Black
Following the Call: How I Discerned Becoming a Spiritual Director
Debra Black
March 11, 2025
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“For most of my life, people would share private things and ask me what I thought. They didn’t ask what I knew. They asked what I thought.” – Debra Black
The Retreat that Never Ends: The Disposition of Humility
Debra Black
August 11, 2024
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“Obedience is the foundation to authentic humility. But when you truly love someone, you want to do as much for them as possible rather than only what is required.” – Debra Black
The Retreat that Never Ends: Ulterior Motives and The Three Classes of Men
Debra Black
July 15, 2024
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“As motives continue to be examined, the retreatant prays an exercise known as the Three Classes of Men. The purpose of this exercise is ‘to choose that which is better’ (Sp. Ex. 149).” – Debra Black
The Retreat that Never Ends Part 4: Whose camp am I in? The Two Standards
Debra Black
June 30, 2024
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“The retreatant takes an honest look at the worldly things that capture his/her fancy and upon which they have built their identity. In prayer, they are led to consider materialism and all the ‘stuff’ in their life from the honest perspective of how they see themselves with that stuff.” – Debra Black
The Retreat that Never Ends Part 3: The Principle and Foundation of Holy Indifference
Debra Black
June 17, 2024
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“Wealth, poverty, illness, and health are neither good nor bad. What determines their goodness or badness is our intent and use of these.” – Debra Black