I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.
Our Mission
Ignatians West is a community of mature adults rooted in Ignatian Spirituality. We share our skills, talents, experience, and hearts as part-time volunteers in nonprofit agencies. We assist and companion poor and marginalized persons, making real the transformative power of God’s love in both those who serve and those who are served.
We invite you to join us!
The Ignatians West model is built on three pillars of service, community, and reflection.
Service
Our volunteers serve the needs of their local communities one or two days per week. We work with a wide variety of nonprofit partner agencies across Southern California.
Reflection
Once a month, from September through June, volunteers gather to share and reflect on their experiences in light of the Gospel, Catholic Social Teaching, and Ignatian Spirituality.
Community
Over time, friendships and strong bonds are formed among our volunteers. Much love, laughter—and food—are routinely shared!
We invite you to join us in our joy by...
Describe your image
Describe your image
Nothing is more practical than finding God,
that is, than falling in Love
in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination,
will affect everything.
It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in Love, stay in Love,
and it will decide everything.
—Joseph Whelan, SJ
Volunteers' Voices
“I have been inspired by the other volunteers' work, carried on in a true Christian spirit of love and giving.”
—Bob Mallano
“I have learned that we are all God's creatures—that the first shall be last and the last shall be first.”
—Terry O'Donnell
“I love that this group strengthens me in my spiritual journey. There is so much wisdom and faith in our meetings.”
—Lisa Pound
“Working in the spiritual care community is so enlightening. I am improving my ability to see with the eyes of the heart”
—Mary Ann Bognar
Some of Our Valued Partners
_edited.jpg)