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A Life Lesson from Detroit

by International Samaritan | Jan 29, 2021 | Letters from the President

By Mike Tenbusch | January 29, 2021 Way back in 1973, I remember eating at Buddy’s pizza in Detroit with my brother, my dad, and my dad’s best friend, Fr. Frank Canfield, S.J.  Because I was kind of a mischievous 4-year-old, I snuck a sip of my dad’s beer when he...

The Loss of a Precious Life

by International Samaritan | Jan 15, 2021 | Letters from the President

By Mike Tenbusch | January 15, 2021 We lost one of our scholars last week.  Asdrubal Barroso was only 13-years-old.  He was born in Cuba but moved with his parents to Nicaragua four years ago in search of better opportunities.  They settled in a small home in Villa...

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