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“You cannot help others without
first looking within – that is the
most important lesson I learned at ISL. The
most important skill was active listening.”
Judy
Rooney, Hospice Chaplain
1998-2000
Huntley, IL, USA
“Most of what I know about working
with people in crisis, I have learned at ISL!
The year at ISL is still – after 20 years – a
treasure for me and I realize often how it
does shape my life. Profound professional training.”
Ferdinand
Lerbscher,
Psychotherapist
1984-1985
Hechst,
Austria
“After
15 years, it still speaks to my experience.
It remains the basis for my work at all
levels.”
Michael
McCarthy , Parish Priest
1987-1989
Clayfield Q., Australia
“ Self knowledge
and daily awareness of my lived experiences,
when reflected upon within the context
of ISL’s
holistic, contemplative world view have
been invaluable as a recollection/reflection
prayer source and the cutting edge of on-going
growth. Examining how I feel, what I think
and reviewing how I act when a student
becomes impudent, angry, or non-cooperative
has been a steady source of insight and
conversion”
Mary
Lois Speaks,
Assists at risk students at a
public high school; pastoral ministry outreach
1996-1997
Raywick, KY USA
“I learned
to listen, really listen. The ISL experience,
which I entered wholeheartedly, changed my
life, my perceptions, etc., and I developed
valuable skills which I use today in my ministry.”
Bridget
Ann Carter, RSM,
Chaplain, Homeless Shelter
1989-1990
El Cajon, CA, USA
“One of the best places to learn
how to take care of ourselves if we want
to help others. We need to have experience
to be accompanied by someone in our life
journey if we really want to help others
to stand up by themselves.”
Teruko
Onojima
Pastoral Team, Memorial Cathedral
for World Peace
1989-1990
Hiroshima, Japan
“One theme that has made an
incredible impact on my life since I attended
ISL is simply, ‘Trust the Process’.
It guided me through a Master of Pastoral
Counseling degree and helped me immensely
in counseling. In my present position,
it helps me trust my own process and that
of others. I rarely think about ISL, 11
years after leaving Chicago, but there
isn’t a day when I don’t live
some of what I learned there and built
on later.”
Brian
Zimmer,
Director of Mission in the hospital
1992-1993
Saskatoon, Canada
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