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• Marathon Training on Mission

  
  

  • By Jeff Sved
  • On April 17, 2016

  Editor’s note: As fourth-year missioner Jeff Sved prepares for the May 1 Pittsburgh Marathon, he answers some frequently asked questions about his training. Jeff is currently serving in three prisons in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and hopes […]

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• Letting Go of the Race

  
  

  • By Fr. Jason Welle, OFM
  • On March 10, 2016

  Editor’s Note: Franciscan Friar Fr. Jason Welle, OFM, reflects on the idea of Lent as a race in which God is running towards us and we must not lose sight of God in the midst […]

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• Take the Pledge to Join Our Missioner Prayer Community

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On August 30, 2013

  This August, our new class of overseas missioners Catholics will begin their three-month Formation program with us in Washington, D.C. This training is essential in preparing them to work for peace and justice abroad. But […]

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• Mission Monday: What it means to be without power.

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On November 19, 2012

  As Superstorm Sandy raged and roared outside, missioner candidate Jeff Sved found that going without electricity would be very similar to his adjustment to a new culture and a new lifestyle. What does a week […]

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