Stories from Baltimore
A New Group of Students for this Professor
Jan Allen retired in January 2015 from a 40-year career as a college English professor, having taught in France, the Netherlands, Illinois, and the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County, Maryland. She wanted to give back to the community and...
at The Franciscan Center…
This reflection comes from Ignatian Volunteer Mark Wong of Baltimore, who presented these remarks to the IVC National Board at their meeting in 2016. Good morning. I’m Mark. First, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your sacrifice and all the work that...
How can the heart not be touched?
This blog post comes from Ignatian Volunteer Mark Wong of Baltimore, who presented these remarks to the IVC National Board at their meeting in February. Good morning. I’m Mark. First, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your sacrifice and all the work that...
Encounters through Philanthropy
IVC is blessed to have several individuals and foundations who have given tremendous support to the growth of our work. The Raskob Foundation is a benefactor that has enabled IVC to grow significantly by our being the recipient of a high impact three-year grant. ...
Recycling Pixels and Bytes
For a variety of reasons, we are all hearing more these days about our need to be better stewards of the earth’s resources. Even for tangible resources like water, minerals and fossil fuels, the idea that we all can and should do more to ensure that these resources...
IVC and Cristo Rey Network Schools
IVC partners with Cristo Rey Network Schools in 6 regions - New York Metro, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and New England, matching Ignatian Volunteers' talents with the schools' tagline, "the school that works". Cristo Rey Network schools provide a high...
Ignatian Spirituality/ Spiritual Humanism
The Amtrak train corridor running from Boston to Washington D.C. and points south is the busiest in the country. Trains on this system now travel at speeds up to 150 mph. and rival air travel time. I can’t tell you the number of trips I’ve made on that system over...
Growing as Contemplatives in Action
Sr. Rose Mary Dougherty, SSND, guided almost 70 IVC participants from Baltimore, Northern Virginia, and the DC/ Metro Maryland Regions in our opening fall retreat at Loyola-on-the-Potomac retreat house. As we returned to previous or new commitments, we were...
Service and Compassion
Anita Healy O’Neill of IVC Baltimore works three days a week at the Franciscan Center and is one of the first faces to greet clients entering this multiservice agency. Christian Metzger, Acting Executive Director, says, “Anita is a pleasure to be around. She shares...