The Chaos of Another
“Mercy is the willingness to enter into the chaos of another.” This quote from John Keenan, appeared to me at the St. Peter's School Faculty Retreat just a few short weeks ago. The other faculty members and I were given…
What is Mercy?
From the very beginning of my Mercy Volunteer year, I have been challenged to discover what mercy means to me. We first discussed it as a community during orientation in Pittsburgh and that discussion has stuck with me. We thought…
Roots and Branches
Hello! My name is Lauren Mifsud, I am from Baltimore, Maryland and I am currently serving at St. Peter’s School in the Mission District. I recently completed a 5-year Master’s program in Mathematics Education at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia,…
The Quirks and Perks of Being a Volunteer
What a whirlwind the past two months have been as I have started this new adventure in Sacramento! Although I haven’t been here long I’ve learned a thing or two. In fact, this past weekend I had the chance to…
Where Mercy Meets Pain
Sacramento’s numbered streets run north to south and its lettered streets flow east to west on a grid. After a few months of talking to locals and bicycling around the city, I started to get the hang of identifying neighborhoods—their…