Members
of JVC: East
We are always happy to hear from men and women
interested in discerning a vocation in the larger
Ignatian family. Contact
the Vocation Office to learn more about any
of the organizations listed below. Visit our Resources
Page to find a more complete list of Ignatian
publications, religious and lay ministries.
Men Over age 40
Typically, the formation program to become a priest
in the Society takes 11 years from the date of
entrance to the date of ordination. For this
reason we normally do not accept anyone for admission
to priestly ordination who is past the age of
40. The formation of a Jesuit brother, though
considerably more flexible, requires that a man
be no older than 50. You can find further information
about the Jesuit priests and brothers in the
Maryland, New England and New York Provinces
on our Meet
the Jesuits pages.
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Women and Men
over age 50
The
Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps (ILVC) provides
men and women age 50 and over the opportunity
to serve the needs of people who are poor, and
to grow deeper in Christian faith by reflecting
and praying in the Ignatian tradition. Contact
them at:
IGNATIAN LAY VOLUNTEER CORPS
801 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-2345
(410-752-4686, toll free: 888-831-4686)
Fill out the ILVC
online form for more information.
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Women's Religious
Life in the Ignatian Tradition
Society
of Saint Ursula was founded by Anne de Xainctonge in 1606
in Dole, France, to "make Jesus Christ known and loved."
God's love inspired Anne to begin a company of
religious women who, as educators in the faith,
would serve women and girls, especially the poorest.
Fill out the SU
online form for more information.
Email Sr. Ellen Marie Donnelly,
SU, vocation director
Handmaids of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus Institute is based upon Ignatian
spirituality which gives it its own characteristic way of living
out its charism. In their Constitutions there are expressions
taken almost word for word from the Spiritual Exercises of Saint
Ignatius or from the Constitutions of the Company of Jesus.
Fill out the HSHJ
online form for more information.
Faithful
Companions of Jesus have Ignatian spirituality at the heart
of their way of life. Their Foundress, Marie Madeleine, was led
by God to use the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
as the basis for the way of life she wished her sisters to follow.
Email Sr. Gemma Tucciarone,
FCJ, Providence, RI
Email Sr. Ellen McCarthy, FCJ,
Durham, NC
Sisters
of St. Joseph have sought to be a healing presence in the
midst of divisions and conflicts and to witness to a unity that
binds all together with one another and with God.
Email Sr.
Charlene Diorka, SSJ, Vocation Director SSJ,
Philadelphia, PA.
Sr. Ellen McCarthy,
SSJ, Vocation Director SSJ,
Buffalo, NY.
Sr. Judith Minear, SSJ,
Vocation Director SSJ, Wheeling
WV.
Also visit the SSJ in Albany,
NY; Brentwood,
NY; Rochester,
NY; Watertown,
NY; Baden,
PA; Erie,
PA
Sisters
of Notre Dame de Namur, women
with hearts as wide as the world
make known God's goodness and love
of the poor through a Gospel way
of life, community and prayer.
Continuing a strong educational
tradition, they take their stand
with poor people especially women
and children, in the most abandoned
places. Each has committed her
one and only life to work with
others to create justice and peace
for all.
Email Sr. Carol Symons, SNDdeN
Province Vocation Director/Coordinator
of Associates
112 N. Funk Street, Strasburg, VA
22657
Phone: (540) 465-9368
Offices
also in Stevenson, MD; Windsor, CT; Ipswich, MA
School
Sisters of Notre Dame ministry
is directed toward education. For
them that means enabling persons
to reach the fullness of their
potential as individuals created
in God's image and assisting them
to direct their gifts toward building
the earth.
Contact them by phone: 800-344-SSND (7763)
Email Sr. Cathy Jager, SSND
in Baltimore, MD
Religious of the
Sacred Heart is an international
community of women in the Catholic
Church, founded in 1800 by St.
Madeleine Sophie Barat. Sharing
her vision and mission, we are
convinced of the centrality of
prayer and contemplation in our
lives.
Fill out the RSH
online form for more information.
Email RSH New
York coordinator --or-- RSH
Washington DC coordinator
The
Vocation Office in the Diocese of Brooklyn offers
a program called “Women
Exploring”.
Contact: Sr. Regina Wilson, IHM, Associate Director
75 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718-399-5900 x5525 Email
Brooklyn Vocations.
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High School and
Grade School Students
Formal discernment for the Jesuits typically begins
toward the end or right after college, but it can,
in some cases, begin as early as high school. If
you have the Jesuits in mind, but do not feel ready
to begin formal discernment, there are many opportunities
for service for young men under 21 years of age.
If you would like us to help, please contact the Vocation
Office.
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Adults age 21-50
The
Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) is a group of
young men and women committed to working for
the poor here and abroad. Contact them at:
JESUIT VOLUNTEER CORPS: EAST
801 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-2345
(410-244-1744) or Email
JVC East
JESUIT VOLUNTEER CORPS: INTERNATIONAL
PO Box 3756, Washington, DC 20007
Ph: 202-687-1132 or Email
JVC International
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Lay Ignatian
Colleagues
The Maryland, New England and New York Provinces
offer opportunities for lay Ignatian colleagues of
Jesuits to learn and experience Ignatian spirituality
and mission. For more information, please contact
the following offices:
IGNATIAN PARTNERSHIP
OFFICE
The Maryland Province
Contact: Kevin O'Brien
Phone: 410-532-1400
Email
Kevin
Web: www:mdsj.org
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Information for these
and other groups, plus publications, internet
links and more can be found on our Resources
Page.
