Over the weekend of May 17-19th, 31 former volunteers from various service organizations gathered for a chance to rest, reconnect, and reflect on their time of service. FJV Marilyn Nash (Seattle, WA ’92-94) lead reflections on the Transitions and Transformation experienced post-service and as young adults. Thanks to our partner VEV at the Fund for … Read more
Three former Jesuit Volunteer, Sara Prendergast (Grays Harbor, WA ’10-11), Ian Roeber (Boise, ID ’09-10, Juneau, AK ’10-11) and Erika Spaet (Portland, OR ’09-11), will be entering as Master of Divinity students, and have been recognized by The Fund for Theological Education (FTE) as young leaders who demonstrate gifts for ministry and a passion to serve others. … Read more
The Oregonian published an article today, featuring Jesuit Volunteer AmeriCorps Member Caroline Kelly and other Oregonians who offer their perspectives on the link between food and faith. An excerpt from the article, entitled “Ethical Eating”: Eating seasonally creates “a child-like anticipation,” she [Kelly] says. “Peaches were in season, and then they were gone. I missed … Read more
Christie Costello, Recruitment & Marketing Manager, muses about the creative yet simple ways people share their ideas with the world and how they in turn, inspire others to do the same: Last summer, as I dashed out the door to catch the bus, a neighborhood kid caused me to stop just outside my backyard gate. … Read more
Current JV Claire Smith (Gresham, OR ’12-13) shared a reflection with the Portland JVC Northwest community Tuesday evening at our annual Advent Gathering. The following paragraphs are an excerpt, for the rest of the reflection, click here to download: Advent means waiting-Claire Smith Reflection As a child, I must confess, Advent frustrated me. I remember hearing … Read more
Area Director, Anthony DeLorenzo, reflects on the Jesuit Volunteers’ willingness to take the plunge into their JV years: Between the week-long Orientation in August and area directors’ first area visits beginning mid-September, most area directors have limited contact with the Jesuit Volunteers in their region. But having two JV communities located within one mile … Read more
Area Director, Anthony DeLorenzo, shares about joining the Big Sky Spirituality Retreat in early June: The Big Sky spirituality retreat took place the first weekend of June just outside of Bozeman, Montana. Two guests, Fr. Joseph Retzel and Fr. Bob Eriksen from Hays, MT, joined the Jesuit Volunteers for a weekend to reflect upon and … Read more
Background: The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is an association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. The conference has more than 1500 members, who represent more than 80 percent of the 57,000 women religious in the United States. In April, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith … Read more