By Nate MarshCommunications Associate at Franciscan Mission Service I was lucky enough to have a tremendous coach when I began… Read more »
Year: 2015
A Year of Global Health with the United Methodist Church
By Holley Hooks, MPH, CPHMissional Intern with Young Adult Missional Movement When I graduated with my master’s degree in public… Read more »
Staying thankful – and healthy – on mission
By Valerie EllisCurrent missioner in Cochabamba, BoliviaFranciscan Mission Service This post is about my health. Now before you get all… Read more »
Beauty in the Potential
By Sr. Sara P. Marks, OSFDirector of Franciscan Volunteers: No Risk, No GainSisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia Spring is… Read more »
Physical health and mental health as a volunteer
Megan Davison Former Lasallian Volunteer Exercise taught me that nothing is insurmountable. Trust me, that lesson carried me through the… Read more »
From A Convent In Queens
By Alyssa Keller Mercy Volunteer Corps I am completely inspired by my community. Not only because it is comprised of… Read more »
Easter Sunday Reflection – Forty Days with the Four Pillars
“When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth… Read more »
Reflection: 5 Favorite Memories with the Sisters of Mercy
Lauren Tatanus Currently serving with Mercy Volunteer Corps at Hands on Hartford Hartford, CT As a second year Mercy Volunteer,… Read more »
Reflection: Do It Anyway
By Gabby Mejia Holy Child Volunteer Batey Lecheria, Dominican Republic I have been serving as a missionary in the Dominican… Read more »
Reflection: The lives of vowed religious are reminders of our own paths to holiness
Alexis Park Currently serving with Mercy Volunteer Corps at SafeNet Erie, Pennsylvania Do you enjoy rocking out to pop hits… Read more »