by Sally Orcutt | Jul 31, 2026 | Blog, Reflection
Thank you to our own Sr. Mary Irene Sorber, SCC for sharing this post by Sr. Chris. The title of the post is Simmering as a Spiritual Practice. Enjoy Recently I was reading about the Slow Food movement, a philosophy that invites us to move from cooking as a rushed...
by Sally Orcutt | Jun 29, 2026 | Reflection, Blog, Retreat
Just outside the door of the hermitage where I am staying lies a small, charming garden. It bears the unmistakable touch of someone who tends it with loving care. There is a plant whose silvery leaves look as though they have been delicately sprayed with silver...
by Sally Orcutt | Feb 27, 2026 | Blog, People
These cold winter days provide a wonderful opportunity to recall our WVIS theme for the year—RENEWAL. Yes, the ground in many places is frozen and the trees and shrubs apparently are dead; yet we know that spring is coming, new life will spring forth again, and...
by Sally Orcutt | Aug 14, 2025 | Reflection, Blog
During these hot summer days it’s easy to feel oppressed by the heat. The state of our world can also feel oppressive. Wars, hatred, division, natural disasters, poverty, all the “-isms” of modern culture—it can feel overwhelming and consequently paralyzing. Enter the...
by PJ Scarr | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog
Dr. Shannon Lenet, spiritual director and one of WVIS Contemplative Prayer leaders shares, “this title, inspired by the Coca Cola ad campaign is a perfect description for the WVIS Contemplative Prayer Community, which meets weeknights from 7 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.,...
by Sally Orcutt | Feb 11, 2025 | Blog, Programs
Grief is a natural and normal emotion that is the result of us opening ourselves up to being vulnerable in an impermanent world. It is caused by the end or change in a familiar pattern in our lives and our attachment to the familiar. The loss of anyone (or thing) we...
