My sad is not your sad. My angry is not your angry. My story is not your story. But we are in this together. And together we can help each other learn and focus in ways that seek to lift up the best of who we are. A week ago, I was at the CVN […]
Sacred Ground
By Monica Thom Konschnik, Jesuit Volunteer Corps; Assistant Director of Administration, Catholic Apostolate Center; Board Chair, Catholic Volunteer Network “Remove our sandals before the sacred ground of the other.” – Pope Francis, EG 169. When I stood in the Detroit airport in August of 2006, heading off into the unknown for my year of service […]
Another World is Possible
Powerless. It is a feeling, an emotion, that overwhelms the very essence of our being. Nothing dispels hope quite like the feeling of powerlessness. When I was a junior in college, I interned at the Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America in St. Louis. One project I worked on was putting together Paquetes de Poder. Paquetes […]
Wonder in the Unexpected
If I could give a title to my year of service thus far, it would be Wonder in the Unexpected. This year has brought me a new vision of the world, of who I am, and of what truly matters. What I expected this year to be and what I have experienced in the past […]
Expansive Advocacy
“We don’t help others because they are Catholic; we help them because we are.” This Catholic Charities principle helps me trust in the power of Christian witness. It informs my embrace of ecumenism and partnership with secular efforts. It affirms that faith is strongest when expansive and inclusive. I am in good company because you […]