In the morning, I depart for work at the hospital. After climbing into my small blue car, I drive along the winding roads of the greater Cincinnati area for around 20 minutes. In the background, a recording of the rosary…
Having the opportunity to work as a teacher at Bosco Academy has taught me an incredible amount about what it means to be an educator. Teaching here has been completely different than teaching in communities experiencing economic poverty back in…
It is with great sadness that Mercy Volunteer Corps shares the news of the passing of Sister Ellen Cavanaugh, RSM. At age 89, Sr. Ellen passed peacefully on the morning of Monday, August 26, 2019. After spending her early career…
Dear Prospective Volunteers, My name is Anna and I am a Mercy Volunteer serving as a teacher at St. John Bosco Orphanage in Georgetown, Guyana. I became a volunteer with the intention of expanding my worldview and building upon the…
Over the 5 days of Orientation Retreat, I had the pleasure of acquainting myself with the 43 Mercy Volunteers who will serve in 11 cities across the United States and Guyana. Put another way, I spent 5 days getting to…