BY CUBBIES RULE

From a recent posting over at Open Book:

Two key signs for discerning a good spiritual director:

Does he say the mass with great reverence and prayerfulness and care, great holiness? If he seems inattentive, too casual or business-like, he probably does not have the level of spiritual development a good director needs.
Does he hear confessions with great prayerfulness and attentiveness? Does he take sin seriously? Is it like sitting with Jesus in the confessional? If he seems rushed or inattentive, or doesn’t take sin seriously, again he probably doesn’t have the development you need.

This seems overly superficial to me. I’ve known men of great prayer who are awesome directors in leading people to find God in their lives. While the sacraments and mass are important, we are not AND WE NEVER SHOULD BE, Sunday-only Catholics. Good directors are integrated–they are holy at all times and not just (and not even especially) during mass. Someone who is too “other-worldly” is often a very poor spiritual director who lacks maturity and the necessary insight to lead someone to great spiritual depth and integration.

What thinkest y’all?