Author Archives Julia Pinto

• Creature Comforts and Shared Solidarity

  
  

  • By Julia Pinto
  • On July 15, 2020

  Editor’s note: DC Service Corps volunteer, Julia, reflects on her time in DC and the ways it has helped her to appreciate simplicity and the will of God.  If I had to choose my least […]

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• Lessons From A Mandatory Retreat

  
  

  • By Julia Pinto
  • On June 1, 2020

  Editor’s note: DC Service Corps member, Julia reflects on the changes brought about by this pandemic and the insights she’s found along the way.  It has taken me six weeks to adjust to the changes […]

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• Trusting God is Like Getting a Haircut

  
  

  • By Julia Pinto
  • On February 10, 2020

  Editor’s note: DC Service Corps volunteer Julia reflects on the annual FMS Re-Entry Retreat, a time of welcoming reflection for our returned overseas missioners, and how this experience has led to new friendships and transformative […]

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• Not Where You Go, But Who You Travel With

  
  

  • By Julia Pinto
  • On November 21, 2019

  Editor’s Note: DCSC volunteer Julia reflects on the unexpected, beautiful discoveries she made during a work trip to Chicago. Julia touches on friendship, self discovery, and Franciscan values throughout her writing.  Work Trip in Chicago? […]

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• Introducing Julia Pinto: What Matters Most To Me?

  
  

  • By Julia Pinto
  • On September 6, 2019

  Editor’s Note: The DC Service Corps class of 2019 – 2020 introduces themselves through personal reflection on what matters most to them.  My thirteen housemates and I have had to process through an incredible amount […]

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