Monthly Archives: July 2013

• Paz y Bien: The Importance of Community

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On July 31, 2013

  In concluding this Paz y Bien blog series, I have taken time to consider what element is the most essential to these nonviolence workshops that we have been engaging here in Cochabamba. What makes these […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Praying for World Youth Day

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 26, 2013

  Every two to three years since 1984, millions of teens and young adults from around the globe gather together for a week of celebrating their faith with the pope. This year’s World Youth Day festivities […]

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• Throwback Thursday: The Face of God

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 25, 2013

  In honor of World Youth Day taking place in Rio de Janeiro, here is a reflection written by lay missioner Joe Hambuchen while he was serving with his wife Julie in Brazil from 1996 to […]

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• Paz y Bien: “Pieces of the Truth” activity

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On July 24, 2013

  Lay missioner Annemarie Barrett continues her non-violence series by sharing an activity inspired by Mohandas Gandhi that she has done with groups in Bolivia.  “Gandhi’s nonviolence maintains that no one possesses the entire truth. Rather, […]

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• Mission Monday: The Value of Relationships

  
  

  • By Jeff Sved
  • On July 22, 2013

  First-year lay missioner Jeff Sved sends an update from his time in Bolivia: At the recent Asamblea Nacional del Movimiento Franciscano “Justicia y Paz” Bolivia, I was blessed with the opportunity to enjoy la fraternidad […]

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• Francsican Friday: Meet Our Newest Staff Member

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 19, 2013

  Natalie Helfrick This week we welcomed the newest member of the Franciscan Mission Service team: Natalie Helfrick, program coordinator! With her passion and experience with the ministry of presence, we are confident in Natalie’s ability […]

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• Paz y Bien: Living as Minority

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On July 17, 2013

  The third part of the Paz y Bien nonviolence series by lay missioner Annemarie Barrett:   “Poverty is a way of being by which the individual lets thing be what they are; one refuses to […]

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• Mission Monday: Share A Lifetime of Experience

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 15, 2013

  Long-term overseas mission isn’t just for young people. After decades of work and life experience, those of you in your 40s, 50s and 60s have something to share with the global community. You have skills. […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Revisiting Ramadan

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 12, 2013

  To celebrate interfaith friendship and St. Francis’ history with Islam, last summer we featured a special series on Ramadan. As our Muslim brothers and sisters once again celebrate this holy time, we encourage you to […]

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• Paz y Bien Part 2: A Posture of Nonviolence and Balance

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On July 10, 2013

  The second part of the Paz y Bien nonviolence series by lay missioner Annemarie Barrett: “With one hand we say to one who is angry, or to an oppressor, or to an unjust system, ‘Stop […]

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