Crossroads: The ISP Blog
“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...
Update regarding January programs
We've been watching the COVID-19 case counts very closely here at the Network office. It’s clear that the contagiousness of the Omicron variant, even to those individuals vaccinated and boosted, is extremely high. In an effort to keep ISP participants and volunteers...
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Prayer
For over a decade, the Ignatian Spirituality Project in Chicago, along with Old. St. Patrick's Church, Harmony, Hope & Healing, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Franciscan Outreach, gathered around the longest night of the year to host the Homeless Persons’...
Overnight retreats are back!
On a sunny August weekend, ISP's Louisville men's team was able to hold one of the first in-person retreats since the pandemic began. Fifteen participants and six team members joined at beautiful Mount St. Francis for a chance to opportunity to share their stories,...
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...
