education'S ARCHIVE

• Alternative Spring Break with FMS: Advocating for a New Kind of Service Trip

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On April 24, 2013

  University of Georgia students in an advocacy workshop with Russell Testa.  Five days into their alternative spring break trip to D.C., college students from the University of Georgia ditched the work gloves for a clipboard […]

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• Mission Monday: Being Good Stewards of Resources

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On March 11, 2013

  Twenty-seven days into our Lenten journey of “Walking in Solidarity,” we turn our attention to this week’s theme of Investing in Solidarity: Stewardship of Resources.   “As each one has received a gift, use it to […]

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• Living Solidarity: Tools for Faithful Citizenship

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On March 6, 2013

  The theme for this week’s  Walking in Solidarity Lenten Series is “Living in Solidarity: Work, Family and Citizenship.” Today we talk about some wonderful resources provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that […]

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• Mission Monday: Teaching Solidarity

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On February 25, 2013

  Each Monday during our Lenten “Walking in Solidarity” series we look at how Franciscan Mission Service is striving to live out the theme for the week.  This week’s theme is solidarity through education and formation. […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Franciscan Education Part 2 – A Professor’s Perspective

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On August 31, 2012

  As part of our mini-series in recognition of the start of the school year, a professor shares with us her experience working at a Franciscan institution and what is important about an education inspired by […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Franciscan Education Part 1 – A Student’s Perspective

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On August 24, 2012

  Come August, students and faculty say goodbye to summer vacation and hello to a new school year. Blocks, streets, even towns dedicated as campuses bustle with knowledge seekers. Education becomes the number one priority in […]

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• National Volunteer Month Profile: Lynn in Bolivia

  
  

  • By Lynn Myrick
  • On April 24, 2012

  Today we highlight the other half of our couple serving in Bolivia: Lynn Myrick. Lynn was a college English professor for 28 years until she felt called to serve God in a new and different way. […]

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• National Volunteer Month Profile: Michael in Bolivia

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On April 5, 2012

  Michael Redell started his first year of lay mission with FMS in January. Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, his background is in education and coaching. Before coming to FMS, he went on a short-term mission […]

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• “To be understood, as to understand” – Teacher learns a lesson in Guatemala

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On March 23, 2012

  Today’s mission story about David LaDuca teaching in Guatemala (2004-2007) illustrates two important characteristics of FMS. The first is that we ask the community what they need — we do not try to force help […]

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