Editor’s note: DCSC volunteer Matthew Fichter concludes our Advent blog series with a reflection on the word “rejoice”. Merry Christmas! At the mention of the word “rejoice” during this Advent season, the commonly played Christmas […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Executive Director Elizabeth Hughes uses imaginative prayer to reflect upon the Nativity and shares her experience of modern nativities along the border between Mexico and the United States. Christmas Eve. Mary and Joseph […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Former DCSC volunteer, Amy Brandt, reflects on the many different parts of her life waiting to be ’embraced’ including a rendition of St. Francis’ Canticle of the Sun. I am not yet the […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Deanna Wolf, good friend to former staff member Bridget Higginbotham and previous casa resident and volunteer for the Columban Center for Outreach and Advocacy reflects on the word “presence”. Deanna discusses the impact […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: FMS board member Thomas King offers an excerpt from Sr. Joan Chittister for reflection on today’s Advent theme of darkness. From Joan Chittister: “Darkness, I have discovered, is the way we […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Katie Rotterman, a DC Service Corps alumni, reflects on her relationship with God through the word “await”. Each year I struggle with the positive spin Advent puts on waiting. I see devotionals about […]
CONTINUE READING →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? […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s Note: DCSC volunteer Kate reflects on a sentiment offered by a good friend that has helped re-shape the ways she understands both herself and her relationship with God. These are the words that a […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Becky Kreidler is an FMS missioner who began her journey being present to those she encountered in Guatemala. Upon increased pain in her knee and learning she would need surgery, she discerned to […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Megan, a DC Service Corps volunteer, uses poetry to reflect on change within her present life. I think change is so scary because it forces us to face our inner demons head on […]
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