Lenten Reflections to support your spiritual journey over these forty days – brought to you  by Catholic Volunteer Network and the Catholic Apostolate Center.   First Sunday of Lent Reflection by Amy Krach, former volunteer with Rostro de Cristo,    “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in […]

A Valentines Day Special Pt. 2 There are many lifelong benefits to a year of service – job skills, spiritual growth, professional connections, friendships – and love! Here are some stories from couples who met during their year of service with Dominican Volunteers USA!        In the middle of my history class, Megan […]

  Lenten Reflections to support your spiritual journey over these forty days – brought to you  by Catholic Volunteer Network and the Catholic Apostolate Center.   Ash Wednesday Reflection by Katrina Buchanan, Currently serving with Lutheran Volunteer Corps, Chicago “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have […]

A Valentines Day Special There are many lifelong benefits to a year of service – job skills, spiritual growth, professional connections, friendships – and love! Here are some stories from couples who met during their year of service with Franciscan Volunteer Ministry!       Hindsight is twenty-twenty, or so the saying goes. But not for […]

By Christine Convery, Christ the King Service Corps   Six months after my year with Christ the King Service Corps was completed, I met two of my former housemates at a parlor in downtown Detroit and got my first tattoo. Beneath a road map and skyline of Detroit, the artist inked into my skin the […]