Throughout National Catholic Sisters Week, Catholic Volunteer Network will share interviews with volunteers currently serving alongside sisters. In each post you will hear a little more about how the volunteers found their program and what they’ve learned from the sisters they work with. Today we feature Molly Trainor from Pataskala, Ohio, a graduate from […]

Catholic Volunteer Network aims to support current and former volunteers in their vocational discernment process. You may find the following organizations helpful in your personal discernment journey. AVE – After Volunteer Experience Program This program, sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, is an outreach to young adult women who have participated in a post-college […]

By Katie Mulembe, Catholic Volunteer Network     “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” -Mohandas Gandhi For thousands of CVN volunteers – a year of service has a deep impact on their vocation. Many leave the experience changed in profound ways, with a stronger faith and […]

By Sr. Sara P. Marks, OSF Director of Franciscan Volunteers: No Risk, No Gain Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia Spring is upon us, spring—the great season of possibility. Spring the season of planting, the time of first fruits, the time that reminds us of brighter and warmer days, the time that leads us to […]

By Sr. Margaret Culloty Former volunteer with The Volunteer Missionary Movement From Service to Sisterhood Vocation Story   We all have dreams and one of mine was to go to Africa. Following my graduation from university I had a profound sense of gratitude in my heart. I felt truly blessed for all I had received […]