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Are you retired or finished raising your family? Do you want to give back, enrich your spiritual life, and build community with other mature adults? Register now and learn how you can deepen your faith and make a difference in the world.
Read IVC’s 2022 Impact Report
Are you retired or finished raising your family? Do you want to give back, enrich your spiritual life, and build community with other mature adults? Register now and learn how you can deepen your faith and make a difference in the world.
The Game of Life has Changed for Those Over 50
Here's a fact that may surprise you: The original Game of Life, created in 1860, concluded when the players reached the "happy old age" of 50! If you've already reached that milestone age, think of all the things you've done since getting there. You would have only...
IVC Members Provide “Invaluable” Support at Our Lady’s School
Stepping onto the campus at Our Lady's School (OLS), you can't help but feel that the school's tradition of nurturing the spiritual, academic, social, and cultural growth of its students is alive and well. As San Diego's oldest Catholic elementary school, OLS traces...
The Great Retirement…
Imagine seeing the world the way God sees it. Saint Ignatius begins the second week of the Spiritual Exercises with this contemplation on the Incarnation…
Dispatches from the Camino, Part 5
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps always strives to walk in the footsteps of St. Ignatius Loyola. This fall, a dozen members of our community are taking that inspiration literally.
In Memoriam – Jim Kelley
Jim Kelley 1936-2022 Jim Kelley, who served IVC for over twenty years as a service corps member, regional director and regional council member, and who oversaw the expansion of IVC into Northern Virginia, died November 1 in Fairfax, Va. He was 86. On September 18 at...
A Momentous Year for IVC by Mary McGinnity, President/CEO
A new IVC year has begun, an occurrence that never fails to fill me with hope and optimism! In the past year, we continued to grow and expand the IVC community; our region directors welcomed 204 new members to the service corps, helping us break above pre-pandemic...
Identity, A Lifelong Journey
When we think of our identity, it likely brings up very personal, specific feelings. Identity is a word we use to define the core of who we are, the values we espouse, and the traits we wish to embody. Our identity is unique to each of us. But give the concept more...