IVC Stories
And the Gifts we Have, We are Given to Share
Working behind the scenes, Kevin Tansey shares his gifts with IVC. Kevin is an Ignatian Volunteer, a National Board Member, and a donor. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer, a retired federal government employee, a husband, father, and life-long learner. Kevin’s...
Good to see you again!
Ignatian Volunteer Fe C. Varquez had a surprising encounter with a client at the food pantry where she serves in Los Angeles. “I’ve been at the Juan Diego Center for four years. I had just come back from my summer break. I saw Miguel, a homeless man, walk into to...
The River of Life
I was meeting Fr. “Bo” T. M. Lyons, spiritual director extraordinaire, for dinner at Hogwild, a great barbeque place. I had ordered the barbeque ribs and Fr. Bo was having the one pound plus barbeque pork chop. Father Bo was in a philosophical mood and started one of...
A Love Story: Message from IVC Executive Director
Dear Friends of IVC, Want to hear a love story? We are delighted to announce the launch of IVC's largest corps of volunteers in its history. This fall 441 men and women begin or renew their work in partner agencies all across this country for the coming year....
Nurturing the Living, Accompanying the Dying
Ignatian Volunteers Helen Taney, Marie Claude Terrot, and Kevin Dailey serve at Joseph’s House in Washington DC, which offers a welcoming community and comprehensive nursing and support services to homeless men and women dying of AIDS and cancer. “Every year Joseph's...
Reflections on Hospice Volunteering
During the last days of my husband’s life, God provided for us the blessing of Midwest Care Hospice Center. I call it a blessing because it was beyond expectations; I say God provided for us because their services and care were generously extended to our family. My...
Offering Hope and a Fresh Start through Legal Aid
“The joy that comes from meeting with clients is to see the courage that they have in difficult circumstances. It’s never too late to start in a new direction,” shares Deborah Rhodes, an Ignatian Volunteer in San Diego working with the Homeless Advocacy Program (HAP)...
A Place at the Table
During my two years as an IVC volunteer, I served at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, an organization dedicated to providing friendship and relieving loneliness among seniors. Years later, I am still involved there as a volunteer. There is a beautiful motto to...
The Fruit of Our Lent
This week’s gospel of the fig tree which bears no fruit but is spared another year invites us to take a moment to reflect at the midpoint of our Lenten journey. How is our Lent bearing fruit? Perhaps this Lent isn’t turning out how we hoped it would: we haven’t...