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The Gift of Sacred Stories: Dorothy’s Reflection
Finding Hope: My First ISP Retreat by Dorothy Celestin In 2018, I was coming out of the hardship of drug addiction. I had nowhere to turn, I didn’t know which way to go, and I didn’t have much to live for. I was staying in a halfway house full of chaos--until I was...
The Gift of Sacred Stories: An Advent Journey with ISP
ISP invites you to reflect and pray with our reflection series for this Advent, this time of waiting in the darkness. Maybe you can recall a time in your own life when you felt a sense of being stuck in the dark, afraid, not knowing what was next. And then, in the...
We’re grateful to be back!
Thanksgiving's just around the corner, and in that spirit of gratitude... we sure are grateful to have programs back in full swing! Our ISP teams have been working hard to rebuild retreat and reflection programs following the pandemic, and the energy around our...
Recovery is for everyone
“Recovery means being able to be the authentic self that God created me to be.” -Dawn “What does recovery mean to me? Abundant life!” -Dorothy It’s National Recovery Month, which is close to our hearts here at ISP. We believe recovery is for everyone: “every...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #12: Don’t keep it to yourself!
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. When we’re having a hard time—grieving a loss, looking for a better...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #11: Awake and active
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. When we look at most religions, especially...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #10: The search within
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. One of the best gifts of Ignatian spirituality is a simple prayer called the Examen. Ignatius considered it so important that he allowed...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #9: Beyond justice
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 9: We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The Ignatian way of thinking and living encourages people to be practical while being spiritual. We recognize that God...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #8: About sin — and mercy too
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 8: We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. The first part of the Spiritual Exercises is all about sin. Various prayer practices help the person think about all kinds of sin—sin of...
“After the Cannonball” Reflection #7: An act of vulnerability
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 7: We humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Step 7 might sound a lot like Step 6, but there is a difference between being ready for God to change us and actively asking God to do so. Asking is an act of openness and...
