Invisible Gifts
Some gifts are hard to see The heart pumping blood throughout the body The liver digesting what we put in These gifts are not always visible I often choose not to acknowledge these gifts He told me that faith without…
Jumping In With Complete Abandon: Finding My Sanctuary
Where do you find your sanctuary? As I embarked on the journey I began at the beginning of my service year in San Francisco, I was seeking out a place where I could find my own sanctuary. Luckily, I found…
Love, Kinship, & Desire For Change
John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher and theologian, coined the term haecceity. Pronounced hah-chay-ah-tee, it is a term that represents or symbolizes the ‘thisness’ of something, the uniqueness of each thing that exists. Each aspect of God’s creation is unique…
Reimagining My Future
I am a planner. I like to know not only my next direct step, but also the next 10 steps I need to take to reach my goal. And ever since I was a teenager, I knew that I wanted…
A Calling to be Present
Dear Future Volunteers, I hope you find meaning in these words and they are able to speak to your heart, as this experience has spoken to mine. When I was discerning what to do after I graduated college, there was…