IVC Stories
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...
An Interview with 22-year IVC Spiritual Reflector, Kathleen Curtin
You have been part of IVC since its founding. What can you share of this vision for IVC? The genius of its founders, Fr. Jim Conroy, SJ and Fr. Charlie Costello, SJ was to establish service and praying and reflecting in the Ignatian tradition as the two pillars of...
With Us Always
Ignatian Volunteer Emilie Gillanders works with adults suffering from moderate to severe dementia at the Lincolnia Adult Day Health Care Center. The Center provides respite care during the day while caregivers are at work or just enjoying a "day off". Care is provided...
Service to our Country
Upon retiring from a 26 year career as a Navy dentist, Richard “Dick” Riemann wanted to give back to the military through IVC. “I would see patients at the Naval Hospital when I went there for my own care, and knew I wanted to work with veterans in my retirement. I am...
New Paths toward More Fulfilling Lives
IVC Volunteer John “J” Langdon works as Program Coordinator for the Life Skills Training and Empowerment Program (L-STEP) in New York, which empowers individuals who have experienced homelessness to identify and pursue new paths toward more fulfilling lives. The...
Coming Home by Cristina Nelson, IVC New England
Since September, I have been volunteering at Hearth, Inc., a 21-year-old non-profit agency headquartered in Boston’s South End. Hearth’s mission is to end elder homelessness. It works towards this goal by operating affordable supportive housing units. This means that...
Spotlight on Joan Lee, IVC Cincinnati
“My life has changed for the better with my positive experiences in volunteering with IVC. I wish I had joined earlier!” states Joan Lee, who became an IVC Cincinnati volunteer in 2011. Joan rearranged her other responsibilities, including switching days babysitting...
Ministry at Casa Cornelia Law Center
(by Bonnie Sanchez) Casa Cornelia Law Center in San Diego offers pro bono legal services to immigrants through three programs serving: Victims of Domestic Violence; Asylum Seekers; and, Unaccompanied Children. As an IVC Volunteer I assisted the lawyer coordinating...