SDI Global Outreach – June 2025

June 17, 2025 @ 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

Australia (AWST): 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM (June 18)

New Zealand (NZDT): 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (June 18)

US & Canada: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET / 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT (June 17)

London (BST): 12:00 AM – 1:30 AM (June 18)

Kenya (EAT): 2:00 AM – 3:30 AM (June 18)

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Our initial outreach session was a spectacular gathering of over 60 SDI members from around the world. Register now to continue the inspired conversations around immigration and displacement, regional community building, “currency equity,” and ensuring SDI remains a safe and sacred place for our entire global community.

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Spiritual Accompaniment in a Digital Environment

In this session, you’ll be invited to explore how the sacred art of spiritual direction can be faithfully extended into the digital space. Drawing on over a decade of online practice, Stephen Truscott SM, PhD, will offer both reflective insight and practical guidance to help you offer spiritual accompaniment with presence, reverence, and attentiveness—even through a screen. Whether you’re new to virtual direction or seeking to deepen your confidence, you’ll gain tools for creating a hospitable and ethically sound online environment—from lighting and camera setup to confidentiality and screen presence. Together, we’ll reflect on how this evolving mode of practice might complement your ministry and expand your capacity to meet directees wherever they are.

Stephen Truscott

Stephen Truscott SM PhD is a Marist priest and the Director of the Fullness of Life Centre in Perth, Western Australia. With over four decades of experience in spiritual direction, counselling, and professional supervision, he has been at the forefront of integrating digital technology into spiritual accompaniment. Since 2015, Stephen has offered secure, encrypted video conferencing sessions, making spiritual direction accessible to individuals regardless of location. His academic contributions include a PhD from Murdoch University, focusing on the developmental influences shaping contemporary spiritual directors, and publications addressing spiritual accompaniment in the digital age. Stephen’s gentle and non-judgmental approach fosters a contemplative space for individuals to explore their spiritual journeys, whether in-person or online.