There is room for you here.
The Intentional Soul is a place to slow down and notice what's true about the God of unconditional love — and about yourself. Whoever you are and however you got here, you're welcome to sit a while.
Come and see
Maybe you've spent years learning about God and still feel like a stranger to Him. Maybe prayer feels like a language you're forgetting, or one you never quite learned. Maybe you simply want to be still for a moment and see what's there.
This is a space for that kind of honesty. Whether you're new to faith, returning to it, or you've been at this a long time and want something more personal, there's room here for your questions, your doubts, and your real life.
A relationship with God isn't something to complete. It's something to live.
And like any real relationship, it has a way of quietly changing you — not just what you believe, but how you carry your ordinary days, and how you treat the people across the table from you. That's the whole of it, really. Where love becomes a way of life.
Who I am
I'm Dick Alexander. For many years, the God I carried around inside me could feel more like judge, jury, and executioner than the God of unconditional love. Gradually, through ordinary life, prayer, and especially the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, I began to experience God differently.
I'm not here to hand you answers. I'm here to sit across from you, ask good questions, and pay loving attention with you to what God may already be doing in your life.
— Dick
God is already here.
And God is already at work.
Two ways to begin
Both begin with the same conviction: God is already present and at work. Our part is to notice, and to respond.
Spiritual Direction
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
Spiritual Direction
We begin from a simple conviction: God is already present and already at work in your life, often quietly, often before you notice. Spiritual direction is a regular, unhurried conversation to pay attention together — to notice where God is moving, and to respond freely, in your own words and your own time.
Learn about spiritual direction →The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
The Exercises rest on that same conviction. Over several months, week by week, this well-worn path makes room for a relationship with God to deepen — through prayer, imagination, and honest conversation about what you're noticing along the way.
Learn about the Exercises →Group Spiritual Direction
A small circle of people learning to notice God together, and to say what they notice out loud.
Ask about group direction →Retreats & Formation
Set-apart time — a weekend or a day — for prayer, quiet, and the kind of attention that's hard to find anywhere else.
Ask about upcoming retreats →In their own words
"Each meeting with Dick feels like a prayer; a guided invitation to come to know God deeper. The experience of God's love transcended head knowledge and landed in a way that can only be felt." Julie Norwood
"Through The Spiritual Exercises and the guidance of Dick Alexander, my spiritual life has grown tremendously. Dick coached me every step of the way. Dick is a trusted, valuable resource." Frank Robinson — St. Petersburg, FL
There is room for you here.
If something here has stirred a question, a desire, or simply a sense that you'd like to explore a little further, I'd be glad to talk with you. No pressure. No commitment. Just a conversation.
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