Loyola Institute for Spirituality

The Ignatian Spirituality Project

 

Recovery and Ignatian Spirituality

From our founding we have sought to utilize the great intersection of the 12-Step program (e.g., AA) with the guiding principles of Ignatian Spirituality.

Both of these programs seek to inspire greater knowledge of one’s self and one’s relationship with God as an agent of change within one’s life. Thus, our programs foster:

• Introspection – finding my story as a place of God’s grace
• Transformation – moving from self hate to love; isolation to engagement
• Reconciliation — healing of past wounds and connection to community

In totality, we hope our programs continue our mission of providing hope by nurturing the spiritual life to ultimately end the injustice of homelessness.

Our Programs Work
Why retreats?  ISP recently concluded a two-year, national, longitudinal study with some encouraging results.  Click here to view our report:  Moving from a Faith Statement to Statistical Evidence: A Two-Year Study on the change associated with attending an ISP Retreat