I had a feeling that being a part of community would be second nature to me. I felt a strong… Read more »
Category: VOCARE
Birds, Bees, and Naming Your Spiritual Entities
In early June, I had the opportunity to return to the Sisters of Loretto’s Motherhouse in Nerinx, Kentucky. The purpose… Read more »
Putting Ourselves on Discount
I was recently sitting in a staff meeting for the Siena Youth Center, the youth center where I serve for… Read more »
Lessons in Love
I’m coming up on two months left of my service program. And it truly feels like time is flying by… Read more »
Learning from Local LGBTQ+ Communities
Earlier this month, I sat in a room with about 20 school faculty and staff before two workshop facilitators. The… Read more »
The Dominican Verbs
Walk into any Dominican space and there is a good chance that you will see some variation of the words,… Read more »
Practicing Joyful Detachment
Lent can be a challenging time. We are asked to fast, pray, and give alms, and sometimes it feels like… Read more »
Saying “Yes” to Presence
In February, the St. Joseph Workers and I headed South to visit Sister Alicia and the people of Maklovio Rojas,… Read more »
Linked and Learning: Amelie Rode – Loretto Volunteer Program
On November 15, 2018, I stood in a throng of people outside of the deadliest detention center in the United… Read more »
Fantasy, Legend, or Reality?
by Tim Shelgren – Franciscan Mission Service Who was she? She wore a white habit, she was mischievous, funny, pretty… Read more »