by Catherine Ruffing Drotleff | Dec 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
I never imagined my life would spiral into what it became. I’m Amanda, a mother of four, and for thirty long years, I battled with addiction, in and out of recovery programs. The pain of my struggles became too much to bear around my children. So, I made a...
by Catherine Ruffing Drotleff | May 12, 2024 | Easter Reflection Series, God is Still Speaking
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 Catherine Ruffing Drotleff | May 12, 2024 | Easter Reflection Series, God is Still Speaking
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 Catherine Ruffing Drotleff | May 5, 2024 | Easter Reflection Series, God is Still Speaking
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...
by Catherine Ruffing Drotleff | May 5, 2024 | Easter Reflection Series, God is Still Speaking
by Jerome Thomas, ISP Washington, DC I remember where I came from. I’m from the street, but God saw a better thing for me. I was a felon living in a halfway house, when I walked into Emmanuel Baptist Church, where I saw a banner that said, “Come Grow with Us.” I’m...