Justice Should Be Color Blind
It is an arduous process to decide what path to follow for the rest of your life. I used my experience of going to Misericordia University, a Sisters of Mercy school, to decide on a year of service with Mercy…
Making the Most of Your Volunteer Year
Volunteering for one year can seem like so much time away from home, but time and time again volunteers tell me how fast their year has flown by. There are always things they haven't seen, places they haven't visited, or crafts…
What To Pack For Your Volunteer Year
Is it starting to hit you? Mercy Volunteer Corps Orientation is only two weeks away! Some of you may have your bags packed and ready to go and others are blinking at their empty suitcase thinking I can definitely just…
Beauty and Frustration
This past weekend I had the opportunity to experience Mercy Volunteer Corps Transition Retreat for the first time. As a staff member, I assumed going into the weekend that I would be focused on logistics. The days leading up 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…