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“After the Cannonball” Reflection #6: Willing to be free
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 6: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. At the heart of Ignatian Spirituality is the concept of spiritual freedom. This is not the free-so-I-can-do-whatever-I-want kind of freedom—which really...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #5: Detail is important
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The language of step 5 in the Twelve Steps points to wisdom about sin and human nature. Referring to “the exact nature of our...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #4: Your spiritual story
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. One of the first “assignments” given to people who seek spiritual direction in the Ignatian tradition is the writing of their spiritual story. The person spends...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #3: Turn your life over
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 3: We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. One of the most freeing discoveries to make is that “God” is beyond our names and definitions. No name or description could ever...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #2: A power greater than ourselves
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 2: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. For each person, the experience is different. A young man holds his just-born baby and suddenly understands that there is Something, Someone who...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #1: A point of powerlessness
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 1: We admitted we were powerless—that our lives had become unmanageable. We live in a culture that idolizes power. All around us is a power game, whether in politics or our block of the neighborhood. We see people grabbing for...
“After the Cannonball”: Summer Guest Reflection Series
We are nearing the end of the Ignatian Year: the 500th anniversary of the cannonball that struck Ignacio de Loyola which transformed his life and set him on a new journey with God and his companions. In honor of this anniversary year, we commissioned a special...
“I yearn for this group”: Spiritual reflection sessions grow exponentially
As we continue to make our way back from COVID, our ongoing spiritual reflection sessions continue to be the strength of ISP programs. These hour-long reflections, often embedded inside a shelter or social service agency, provide ongoing pastoral support to...
New COVID policy updates, March 2022
ISP has updated our Covid-19 policy, effective March 15, 2022. As pastoral representatives of the Ignatian Spirituality Project charged with ensuring the health and safety of our community and participants, all ISP volunteers are required to be fully vaccinated prior...
Updated COVID protocol regarding vaccination
As of January 17, 2022, during this highly contagious strain of Omicron virus, all volunteers and participants must be vaccinated in order to engage in indoor spiritual reflection sessions. (As of August 2021, all volunteers and participants in overnight retreats must...
