IVC member Anne Linton has found a new vocation in retirement: working with the faculty and staff at IVC partner Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School (DBCR) to prepare first generation college-bound students with tools to succeed in the workplace, in college and life. It’s a great fit for her, having spent 37 years on the staff at George Washington University’s health science library, and as its director from 1998 until her 2021 retirement. She learned about IVC through a Holy Trinity parish bulletin announcement, applied, and immediately felt at home at Don Bosco. “They were super welcoming and eager to have me,” she says.

Across cities, small towns, and neighborhoods, networks of compassionate, creative, and entrepreneurial individuals have built social service nonprofits to support their neighbors seeking to overcome poverty, addiction, homelessness, illiteracy, marginalization, and more—bringing renewal, empowerment,
and hope to their communities.

Advent begins Sunday, December 1.  It is the time of waiting in hope for our Incarnate God. The following are some ways to seek holiness in the often-busy days before Christmas.

The recent Presidential election has certainly been the most contentious in our lifetimes. Our nation endured a steady stream of vitriol, hate, and even an assassination attempt on one candidate. People on all sides, it seems fair to say, were angry and stressed.

This year’s Madonna Della Strada Award recipients were Fr. Greg Carlson, SJ, and Fr. Larry Gillick, SJ, Creighton University’s Jesuit Community members. The afternoon program was held at Creighton Preparatory High School in the Sullivan Commons.