Monthly Archives: August 2015

• Welcome New Communications Associate Maria

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On August 31, 2015

  As she drove away from the beautiful campus of the Catholic University of America after graduation, Maria Beben nostalgically wondered when and if she’d return. Little did she know that just three short months later, […]

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• Through the Eye of the Needle, Part 4: Realities of Cultural Imperialism

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On August 27, 2015

  Editor’s Note: Lay missioner Annemarie Barrett continues the special five-part series, “Through the Eye of the Needle: Unpacking White Privilege in the Journey Towards Racial Reconciliation” on how her time in mission in Latin America is […]

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• “¡Gano, Gano!”

  
  

  • By Amanda Ceraldi
  • On August 24, 2015

  “I win, I win!” These words most often associated with sports games recently became the anthem of my second grade classroom. When I first started teaching I blogged about the challenges I was facing as […]

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• Through the Eye of the Needle, Part 3: Acknowledging Affluence and Structural Racism

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On August 20, 2015

  Editor’s Note: Lay missioner Annemarie Barrett continues the special five-part series, “Through the Eye of the Needle:  Unpacking White Privilege in the Journey Towards Racial Reconciliation” on how her time in mission in Latin America is […]

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• Learning To Be A Farmer

  
  

  • By Patrick Montine
  • On August 18, 2015

  First-year missioner Patrick Montine shares an update from the field. Right now it is summertime here in Jamaica, which is about the same as any other time of the year:hot and humid. The schools are out […]

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• Through the Eye of the Needle, Part 2: I Am Not A Saint

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On August 13, 2015

  Editor’s Note: Lay missioner Annemarie Barrett continues the special five-part series, “Through the Eye of the Needle:  Unpacking White Privilege in the Journey Towards Racial Reconciliation” on how her time in mission in Latin America is […]

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• Seeing Pope Francis in Bolivia

  
  

  • By Tom Little
  • On August 12, 2015

  First-year missioner Tom Little shares about seeing the pontiff during the recent papal visit to Bolivia.  Last month, I was extremely lucky to have the opportunity to attend the papal visit in Santa Cruz. All of Bolivia has […]

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• THE RADICAL SAINT FROM ASSISI (NO, NOT *THAT* ONE)

  
  

  • By Sarah Hoffeditz
  • On August 10, 2015

  Operations Manager Sarah Hoffeditz offers a reflection on  Clare of Assisi in honor of the saint’s Aug. 11 feast day.  When I set out on my pilgrimage to Assisi this past May, I expected to learn […]

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• NEW SERIES – Through the Eye of the Needle: Unpacking White Privilege in the Journey Towards Racial Reconciliation

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On August 6, 2015

  Editor’s Note: Today lay missioner Annemarie Barrett kicks off a special five-part series on how her time in mission in Latin America is shaping her understanding of racism and privilege. Learn about the significance of […]

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• Learning About Cognitive Development

  
  

  • By Valerie Ellis
  • On August 4, 2015

  Second-year missioner Valerie Ellis shares about one of her ministry sites in Bolivia. I love working at Comunidad Educativa Para La Vida (CEV), a school in Chilimarca, Bolivia, dedicated to giving children in poverty a […]

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