By Lina Guerrero, Precious Blood Volunteers It was around 7 o’clock in the morning on October 10th, 2011 in Austin,… Read more »
Category: Current Volunteer Reflections
Third Sunday of Lent Reflection – We’re Standing on Holy Ground
In this annual series, current and former volunteers reflect on the Lenten Gospels and the Four Pillars of Faith-Based Service:… Read more »
Holy Pilgrimage to the Border
By Katharine Montemurri, Program Coordinator, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers On Valentine’s Day, a group of 18 Colorado Vincentian Volunteers, 4 staff,… Read more »
What I Wish I Knew About Community
By Erin DaCosta, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers The Merriam Webster dictionary defines community as “a unified body of individuals, such as… Read more »
Whoever Has Ears, Let Them Hear
By Joe Loney, Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Bolivia COCHABAMBA, Bolivia — When I was in grade school, I recall that the… Read more »
Feeding the Soul
By Rachel Zanfardino, FrancisCorps I learned how to read in the kitchen. My mom would hand me a recipe, ask me… Read more »
Christianity and Service – A Lens to See the World
By Pat Boduch, Mercy Volunteer Corps My year of service with Mercy Volunteer Corps is a particularly stark example of… Read more »
Mountain Meditations
By Sarah Jane Cauzillo, Franciscan Mission Service I moved to Cochabamba, the fourth largest city in Bolivia, early in 2018. We… Read more »
“Glad Tidings” – Christmas Day Reflection
In this annual series, current and former volunteers reflect on the Advent Gospels and the Four Pillars of Faith-Based Service: Social… Read more »
“Sharing God’s Joy” – Fourth Sunday of Advent Reflection
In this annual series, current and former volunteers reflect on the Advent Gospels and the Four Pillars of Faith-Based Service: Social… Read more »