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The Second Fifty
Fr. Leo Kline, SJ is the visionary behind the Second Fifty Program: Spiritual Dimensions of Later Life Issues. Fr. Leo credits his inspiration, in part, to exposure to the Hindu view of the Journey of Life. Teaching Theology 101 to incoming freshmen at Xavier...
God’s Jurisdiction
This piece, by Ignatian Volunteer Julie Dodd, is a reflection on the spiritual readings and guide being used by IVC volunteers across the country. Her beautiful, joyous smile caught my eye and I knew she had to belong to one of the families partnering with Habitat for...
Marie
Most of my ESL students at Cabrini Immigrant Services are Chinese, but every year I seem to have one from somewhere else in the world: Bangladesh, Mexico, Thailand, Ukraine, Brazil, Guatemala. This fall it was a woman from Haiti, whom I’ll call Marie, to protect her...
Where Are You? Where Am I?
Where are you—Oh, where are you when I stop by? Curled in your bed or slouched in your chair—so tiny and fragile, I'm afraid you might break. Mouth often open and yet you don't speak—or chatter, not stopping, but what does it mean? Your eyes, they gaze widely but...
“He sat there with us the whole time, waiting”
This piece was originally printed in the IVC DC/Metro Maryland/Northern VA December Corps Connector. I bought Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle, S.J., this year’s book, on my Kindle. I read it on the plane to Florida for a family reunion with my sisters and...
The IVC Journey
This post, by IVC Chicago Spiritual Reflector and alum, Theresa Stanner, appeared first in IVC Chicago's Footprints Blog. I joined the Ignatian Volunteer Corps in the fall of 2002. I was excited when I was accepted as a volunteer at St. Martin de Porres House of Hope,...
Hello, Darkness
I stand in defense of darkness. Darkness gets a bad rap. Across centuries and cultures, it’s the catch-all metaphor for everything evil, depressing, and otherwise-to-be-avoided. Something to be cursed, apparently, if you don’t have a candle. And yet, our attitude...
The Joy of the Living Gospel
IVC New England Volunteer Eduardo Sagarnaga presented this reflection at a New England gathering earlier this month. We share it here with you. When I started as volunteer in the IVC, I was very excited and curious. I didn’t know what was lying ahead in my new path. ...
The Gift
What is the gift you want most this Christmas? The answer is usually determined by age. Children hope for toys while those a little older have electronics in mind and those of us far past the age of creating a Christmas list might be looking for the gift of good...