Colette Lafia
Author & Spiritual Director

a spiritual companion for the journey
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DIVINE IS THE LOVE STORY WE ARE ALL LIVING.
The movement of our hearts towards Divine Love is the essence of our spiritual experience. It is my honor to accompany you on this profound journey into love—to offer you practices, prayers, and spiritual insights that will help you grow love-centered relationships with everyone and everything around you.
Work with Colette
- Workshops & Retreats
- The Divine Heart Book Events and Schedule a Free Presentation
- 1 to 1 Spiritual Direction - in person or virtually

Workshops & Retreats
Topics cover living a life overflowing with Divine love, finding comfort & joy in everyday life, and more.

The Divine Heart Book Events
Virtual Book Events and Presentations on themes from The Divine Heart.

Spiritual Direction
Work one to one with Colette in person or virtually. Explore your heart's deepest desire for connection and union with the Divine.
Upcoming Retreats

Embracing Comfort, Embodying Joy Women's Retreat • August 11-13, 2023
Comfort and joy are powerful pathways to awakening God’s love in our lives. Through the channels of comfort, we touch the presence of the Spirit both within us and around us, and in the process discover great joy.
During this weekend women’s retreat you’ll have the opportunity and warm support to:
- discover how comfort can be a source of self-care
- tap into the living presence of joy within and around you
- take time to rest and refresh yourself
- reflect on your life and reconnect with your deepest desires
Join us for San Damiano’s annual women’s retreat led by award-winning author and spiritual director Colette Lafia. It will be a time for reflection, prayer, creativity, self-care, and the joy of being in community with other women. Participants will receive a copy of Colette’s book, Comfort and Joy, named as a book of the year by “Spirituality and Practice,” in the category of spiritual nurturing.

The Divine Heart
Seven Ways to Live In God's Love
Spiritual director Colette Lafia tells us that at the core of our being there is an ever-flowing love relationship with God, and it’s here we find meaning in our lives. Beautifully expressed, with examples and awakenings from the author’s own journey, The Divine Heart offers seven “invitations,” principles of spiritual practice that awaken us to the ever-abundant flow of Divine love.
Read more & schedule a Free Presentation with Colette.
Nautilus Book Awards, recognizing Books for a Better World, selected The Divine Heart as a 2022 Silver Award Winner in Religion/Spirituality of Western Thought.
Read with Colette
BLOG CATEGORIES
BLOG POSTS
A Grateful Day with Brother David Steindl-Rast – Gratefulness.org
Sharing my good news!
In a stance of self-acceptance
More BOOKS BY COLETTE

Seeking Surrender
How My Friendship with a Trappist Monk Taught Me to Trust and Embrace Life
Published by Ave Maria Press, Spring 2015.
Order on Amazon or from your favorite bookseller today.
"In Seeking Surrender, Colette Lafia challenges our notion of surrender, inviting us to see it as a path of opening to the fullness of life. Her spiritual companion, a Trappist Monk from the Abbey of Gethsemani, encourages and guides her towards deeper trust along her journey in a series of letters shared over years. A beautiful and honest book." – Fr.Richard Rohr,O.F.M.

Comfort & Joy
Simple Ways to Care for Ourselves and Others
Purchase the book with new journaling tips included on Amazon or from your favorite bookseller today.
Awarded “One of the Best Spiritual Books of 2008” by spirituality and practice.com
“In her book Comfort and Joy, Lafia’s warm prose knits a cozy tapestry of vignettes, observations, affirmations, and gentle questions covering the simple ways we can care for others and ourselves.” Janet Boyer, author of New Year, New You.
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CONTACT Colette
San Francisco, CA
If you would like Colette to visit your community, please contact her by filling out this form.
CONTACT Colette
San Francisco, CA
If you would like Colette to visit your community, please contact her by filling out this form.