Service Shapes Futures: A Year That Shaped Everything

By Victor Jose Jaimes, Jesuit Volunteer Corps Alum Many of my college friends entered Catholic volunteer programs after graduation. As a Lasallian university grad, most of them joined the Lasallian Volunteers — but I yearned for something bigger. I decided to join the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and journey to Philadelphia. What drew me there was […]

Service Shapes Futures: A Yes That Became a Way of Life

Ignatian spirituality has quietly shaped the way I see and move through the world. From an early age, I learned that faith is not something to hold but something to live—faith as action, as presence, as service. Over time, I discovered that this action springs from a deeper movement: to praise, reverence, and serve God […]

Spring Newsletter

Holy Week brings us to the center of our faith, where love is made visible through service, sacrifice, and self-gift. As we follow Christ’s example, we are reminded that service does not only meet immediate needs but shapes lives, communities, and the future we are building together. In this newsletter you can find: New CVN […]

Kona Low Storm Support

Over the past few weeks, our islands have endured heavy and unpredictable rainfall from the March 2026 Kona Low storm. What began as passing showers quickly intensified into severe flooding, extended power outages, and widespread disruption across multiple communities. Today the rain has paused, but there is still uncertainty with how unpredictable this weather has […]

Lament, is it necessary? A Lenten Reflection

Ignoring pain does not make it go away…we lament not only to express it, we need it to heal. What a time to be alive—a phrase often said when life feels full and the world seems bright. Yet lately, I’ve been thinking about these words differently. The world feels heavy, fractured, aflame. The grief is […]