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Transcripts from a Night

Editor’s Note: DC Service Corps volunteer Tai Ha gives a detailed glimpse into a night at his ministry site. 10PM: My alarm rings. I slowly get out of bed and get dressed. Another day of work at the respite care clinic. Except it’s not a day of work. It’s a night of work. The clinic…

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Encountering God in the Goodness of Others

Cecilia and Tim Marcy spent the last three years serving at a hospice and clinic for people with AIDS. Today, Cecilia shares with us the story of one patient through whom she encountered God this year.  There was a patient at the St. Francis Care Center who had AIDS and cancer. She was a wonderful…

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Franciscan Friday: Friar in South Africa Receives Awards

Fr. Stan Brennan, OFM [EDITOR’ NOTE, JULY 6, 2012: We have learned that Fr. Stan passed away  today. Last Sunday he joined Tim, Cecilia and other members of St. Francis Care for prayer, and he received communion in his wheelchair from Tim. “It was wonderful to be together in his company with the group,” Cecilia…

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