Throughout this journey, my faith has not been something separate from my experience, it has been woven into it, quietly and persistently shaping how I see, respond, and grow. Even in moments when I felt uncertain, rushed, or stretched beyond my comfort zone, God’s presence was never absent. Instead, it often appeared in subtle ways: […]
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Creating Community in Chicago
By Ed Nunez, Amate House The following reflection is a notable entry to our annual Volunteer Story & Photo Contest. Each year, we ask our member programs to submit stories and photos of their daily life to celebrate the experiences of faith-based service. When I told people that I was doing a year of service […]
Living Simply in New York City
Madelyn Reed, Covenant House Faith Community The following reflection is a notable entry to our annual Volunteer Story & Photo Contest. Each year, we ask our member programs to submit stories and photos of their daily life to celebrate the experiences of faith-based service. Last year I completed a year of service through Covenant House […]
Wasting Time in Prayer
By Julianna Lewis, VIDES+USA The following reflection is a notable entry to our annual Volunteer Story & Photo Contest. Each year, we ask our member programs to submit stories and photos of their daily life to celebrate the experiences of faith-based service. When searching through Catholic Volunteer Network a few months before graduating from university, […]
“Choose Service Anyway” – CVN’s Story Contest WINNER!
The following reflection is the WINNER of Catholic Volunteer Network’s annual Volunteer Story & Photo Contest and is now featured as the cover story of the 2020 edition of RESPONSE. Each year, we ask our member programs and their volunteers to submit stories of their daily life to share and celebrate their experiences of faith-based […]