by Colette Cook, ISP Providence reflecting with the Pentecost reading, Acts 2:1-11. As a coordinator for ISP retreats, I organize volunteer drivers to pick women up from their residences and drive them to and from the retreat house. When I check in with drivers at...
by Pastor Melissa Pohlman, ISP Twin Cities reflecting with today’s Gospel reading, John 21:15-19. Jesus talks a lot about sheep in the Gospel of John. I don’t have a lot of experience with sheep, since I grew up in the forests of the Upper Midwest and now I live in...
Reflection with a visual prayer poem – “In This Newborn Light” by John Philip Newell. Take some quiet time in reflection to pray with the video linked above. Hear the music, take in the images, and allow the words of the prayer to enter your spirit. Allow this...
by Mary Tracy, ISP Chair of the Board of Directors reflecting with the Gospel for May 13, John 16:29-33. Recently my husband and I started watching the series The Chosen. The show portrays Jesus’ disciples as frequently bickering and beset by doubts and insecurities....
by Julia C., ISP Boston reflecting with scripture from the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Acts 1:1-11. This weekend in some dioceses, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. For the past 40 days we have traveled within scriptures that illustrate that Christ...
by Tria O’Maille, ISP Cleveland reflecting with the Gospel for May 10th, John 16:20-23 , and the song “You Will Be Found” (One Voice Children’s Choir) from the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. Getting lost can be a fearful experience, and so can losing...