Happenings
Overnight Retreats Resume
The Ignatian Spirituality Project will resume offering overnight retreats beginning August 1, 2021. Due to the unprecedented and widespread transmission of COVID-19, gatherings of any kind present a special risk for increasing the spread of the virus. To mitigate risk...
In-person programs have returned!
We are thrilled to announce that a number of ISP teams are beginning to relaunch in-person spiritual reflection sessions. After over a year of virtual gatherings, the chance to be around an ISP circle again to pray, reflect, and share together feels especially sweet....
In-person program update
In early February, ISP's COVID-19 Response Committee met to discuss when ISP might safely resume in-person programs. The ISP Network has agreed on the following dates: In-person spiritual reflection/accompaniment (hour-long reflection small group sessions at partner...
ISP launches the ISP Journey mobile app!
We are thrilled to introduce ISP Journey—our very own mobile app! ISP Journey is a dynamic new way to invite people recovering from homelessness and addiction to encounter God’s love, healing and hope. With the touch of a finger, app users engage in reflections that...
ISP welcomes Christine Curran, new Executive Director
On January 1, 2021, the Ignatian Spirituality Project welcomed Christine Curran as our new Executive Director, succeeding Tom Drexler who served in the role for 12 years. Christine shares a bit about herself and her vision for the ministry in a note to the ISP network...
A new chapter for ISP: a special announcement
Dear ISP friends and family, It is with great respect for the Ignatian Spirituality Project and anticipation of its bright future that I announce my resignation as Executive Director of ISP on December 31, 2020. In the new year, I will be joining the advancement...
A Community of Hope: ISP in Dublin
Fr. Eddie Cosgrove, SJ helped to launch ISP Dublin -- -our first European affiliate -- in 2018. The recent Midwest Jesuits magazine featured Eddie's journey with ISP in his own words. "The Ignatian Spirituality Project has been a key discovery in my life, and it...
ISP in the time of COVID-19
Currently, all in-person ISP programs through August 31 are postponed until we can safely re-schedule. This includes all retreats, follow up days of reflection, in-person spiritual accompaniment and events. The ISP Network anticipates reopening programs on a...
Lighting the Path: ISP’s new logo, tagline, and web redesign
We are thrilled to be launching the new ISP website, logo and tagline. Over the course of two years, many stakeholders in our ministry walked with us as we discerned the best way to convey the ISP mission in words and images. Read on to find out a little bit...
Planting Seeds of New Life
"Not so long ago, addicted to drugs and alcohol, I lived life on freight trains and streetcorners. I would go months without ever crossing the threshold of a door of any kind. For three years, subsisting out of garbage cans was my main occupation, whether I was on a...
