The Hero in My Story

by | May 19, 2023 | Weekend Reflections

One of the best of many gifts my parents gave me is my middle name, Francis, after my dad’s best friend, Francis Canfield, S.J.  Fr. Frank ran the table on the Sacraments with me. He baptized me, gave me First Communion, sponsored me at Confirmation (where I also took...

Encourage One Another

by | May 12, 2023 | Weekend Reflections

The reason many parents of our scholars are forced to work in the garbage dumps is that they were robbed of the opportunity to learn to read or write as children. They have their own children now, who are flourishing in school because of scholarships you help provide,...

Our God Given Missions

by | May 5, 2023 | Weekend Reflections

Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Each of us has a vocation—a unique mission to live the life God intends for us. If we discern that vocation, He will equip us with everything we need to live it out. My six siblings and I have incredible parents who taught...

This is Personal

by | Apr 28, 2023 | Weekend Reflections

Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ We invest in service immersion trips with our partners because they make global issues personal. It’s one thing to read that one out of ten people in the world live on less than $2 per day. It’s another thing to have a...