Experience Making a Difference

Experience Making a Difference

Welcome to IVC Minneapolis/St. Paul

Join Us on October 24 for the 2024 Evening of Gratitude

Truth & Reconciliation: Paving a Path Forward

How the Descendants of 272 enslaved individuals sold in 1838 by the Maryland Province of Jesuits are working together with Georgetown University and the Society of Jesus toward reconciliation and justice

 

Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda
Archbishop of Saint Paul & Minneapolis

Monique Trusclair Maddox
President & CEO, Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation

Reverend Timothy Kesicki, S.J.
Past President, Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States

 

Join the Ignatian Volunteer Corps in welcoming Archbishop Bernard Hebda, who will moderate a discussion between Monique Maddox and Fr. Tim Kesicki, S.J., on the Jesuits’ efforts to seek reconciliation with the Descendants of those whom the Order once enslaved, and how the organizations are working together to promote racial healing and transformation.

October 24, 2024
St. Thomas More
1079 Summit Ave, St. Paul
5:00 pm Social
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Program

 

With gratitude to our event sponsors:

 

Welcome to the Ignatian Volunteer Corps Twin Cities homepage! We are delighted that you have found us and are interested in learning more about our community and the opportunities we offer.

As a community of men and women who have completed their primary careers and are seeking meaningful opportunities to serve others, we are committed to responding to the needs of our local community through service and advocacy. We are inspired by the Jesuit values of social justice, spirituality, and community, and we strive to live out these values in all that we do.

Through our service placements, retreats, and other community-building activities, we hope to deepen our spirituality, broaden our perspectives, and build relationships with others who share our commitment to making a positive difference in the world. We welcome individuals of all faiths and backgrounds to join us in this important work.

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To me, the faith-centered service of the IVC volunteers is a manifestation of the Second Commandment. This is ‘to love your neighbor as you love yourself’ in action, and it doesn’t get any better than that.

My name is Linda and I volunteer at Catholic Charities Twin Cities through IVC.  For the last four years I have been working with case managers supporting them from a mental health prospective with the clients they serve.   My role now includes supporting St Thomas University Social Work students and Metro State Social Work students and case managers from Catholic Charities multiple sites. We meet weekly to review client challenges and successes. We share clinical perspectives that help case managers support their clients.  We also provide educational resources through collaborative conversations related to content we provide each week. I see the work of Catholic Social Teaching present in all the work the case managers and student/ interns do each day. I am grateful for this opportunity and look forward to each week encountering the Holy in those who work and live out the mission of Catholic Charities.