A reflection on this week’s readings. It’s been more than four years since I’ve returned home from my time as a Franciscan Mission Service missioner in Zambia. Many times since then I’ve been asked the same question “how did mission change you?” At first it was difficult to think of any part of me […]
Good Eats: André House of Hospitality
Submitted by: Elizabeth Diedrich, André House volunteer I have always enjoyed cooking and entertaining for friends and family. I enjoy finding new recipes, setting the table, and welcoming friends into my home. The laughter and conversation that happens when friends gather around a table and break bread together is truly a moment of grace. In […]
Do You Have Five Loaves and Two Fish to Spare?
A reflection on this week’s readings. The story of the Miraculous Feeding of the Five Thousand, like most stories in the Gospels, speaks to us today because many of us can identify very readily with the disciples. Like them we find that our care and compassion is often limited to prayer and good wishes. Like […]
Celebrating Through Service
by: Molly MacMorris-Adix, Holy Family Volunteer Catholic Volunteer Network’s 2011 Volunteer Story Contest Winner Birthdays are incredibly significant cultural events all around the world from the first to the last, and the powerful memories associated with birthdays are immeasurable. Throughout life we delight in and value the celebration of growth that is most evident […]
Alumni Talk: What your year of JVC will be like
By Jacqueline Devereaux Semmens, FJV with Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest I’ve seen a lot of searches coming to my blog lately with JVC questions like “what to wear” and “what to pack.” So to any future JVs leaving for orientation in two weeks that might be reading this blog, or anyone who is considering a year […]