Margaret Guenther. Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction. New York, Cowley Publications, 1992.

Guenther uses the images of the spiritual director as host, teacher, and midwife to describe the ministry of spiritual direction today. She pays particular attention to spiritual direction for women, and addresses such down-to-earth questions as setting, time, and privacy. The stories of real people bring the practice of spiritual direction alive.