May 6, 2014
Sometimes, when working one-on-one with a prisoner or an immigrant or an unlettered, needy person, one gets a sense of… what is...
Apr 29, 2014
Hopeful persons are not necessarily full of hope, but they have an orientation towards life, and all that is life-giving. Most of us, if...
Apr 14, 2014
by Louise Sandberg I am really loving the world of Gregory ”G” Boyle in his book Tattoos on the Heart. I love the way he loves the gang...
Apr 8, 2014
Sometimes getting away from home helps us realize what’s going on at home. A trip to the Windy City—Chicago—unexpectedly served this...
Apr 1, 2014
Bob Thomsen, IVC volunteer from Northern Virginia, is currently assigned to Catholic Distance University (CDU) in Hamilton, Virginia. Bob...
Mar 25, 2014
Most of us associate the season of spring with fresh growth in plants, and the period of time that follows winter when the days grow...