Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-231).

History of spiritual direction -- What and why of spiritual direction -- Actual process of spiritual direction -- Qualities of a good spiritual director -- Qualities to encourage in a directee -- Six steps of our journey of faith -- Three obstacles to grace and their remedies -- How to discern God's will -- Signs of spiritual progress -- Direction for different levels of faith -- Four steps of individuation -- Spiritual direction in times of crisis -- Spiritual direction for the different temperaments -- Spiritual direction for contemplative souls -- A balanced Christianity -- Pitfalls in spiritual direction -- How to deal with extraordinary spiritual phenomena -- Facing death and the cross -- Facing the future with hope.