Create Your Charism: Jessica Vozella – St. Joseph Worker Program – Los Angeles, CA

Jessica is one of five CVN Serving with Sisters Ambassadors – volunteers sharing the joy, energy, and fulfillment of serving alongside Catholic Sisters in CVN member programs, through creative reflection, conversation, and experience. Enjoy this post, and stay tuned to hear more from Jessica and her fellow Ambassadors over the course of their service year! Before beginning […]

Simple Living & Oneness of Purpose

Kevin Lopez Mader lived and served at the Finca del Niño (Farm of the Child) from 2012 – 14 and 2015 – 16. The Finca, a Catholic children’s home along the north coast of Honduras, is home to 30 wonderful and crazy kids. It also provides medical care and education to residents of the surrounding […]

Simple Living Reflection Materials

Reflections, Prayers, Scripture, and Quotes about Simplicity Simple Living, or Simplicity, is one of the Four Pillars of Faith-Based Service. Typically, Simplicity means abandoning the material goods that we do not need. Many volunteer communities emphasize this aspect, whether it be choosing to travel by bicycle, eliminate Wi-Fi from the house, or repairing household items instead of […]

Starting With a Story

Interview with John Lee, Former Precious Blood Volunteer After graduating Villanova University, John Lee started a new chapter by joining the Precious Blood Volunteers, living in community and serving at Cristo Rey Kansas City High School. When his time of service was complete, John knew he wanted to keep alive the weekly story-sharing he had […]

A Year Of Many Names

  By Pat Kenny, Amigos de Jesus           One of the first overwhelming things about starting life at Amigos de Jesus was something that I hadn’t thought about for one second. I worried about not knowing a word of Spanish before boarding a plane to Honduras. I worried about boarding a […]