Katie Kilcline did a a sharing with us in fall 2012 about her two years in Nepal with the Jesuit Volunteers. Since that immersion in a Hindu-Buddhist culture, she has finished a Master’s in Social…
This Sunday Mark Cross and Taggart Long will share their peak experiences from last September doing a run/walk from the South rim of the Grand Canyon to the North rim and then back to the…
From our friend Justin Lorenz: Founded by Jean Vanier in France in 1964, L’Arche (French for “the Ark”) communities bear witness to the reality that persons with intellectual disabilities possess inherent qualities of welcome, wonderment, spirituality, and…
For our next Share the Wealth, Annie Fitzgerald will speak on the three pillars that make her life meaningful: Beauty, Contemplation, and Healing. Annie will invite us to reflect on how these essentials may be…
April is National Poetry Month. In that spirit, select a couple of your favorites, bring several copies to pass around, and we’ll surely hear a variety of poets, themes, historical periods, and styles. Don’t be…
“There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried.” Oscar A. Romero I will be reflecting on a semester in El Salvador during which I learned how to love others…
For our next Share the Wealth, Lucy Hedges and Tasha Morris will share stories, reflections and questions about the life path they have taken in the field of nursing. Tasha majored in nursing and minored…
Aroona Toor will share about her upbringing as an immigrant and her recent trips to Spain and Ethiopia. She will talk about what she has learned from her experiences and the importance and benefits of…
From my friend Jerry King… Several years ago, one of Teka Childress’s outreach clients at BJC froze to death at a bus stop in the City, and Teka vowed that would not ever happen again…
In fall 2013 Nebu Kolenchery studied abroad in Manila, Philippines through the Casa Bayanihan program. Come join us as he shares his experience of being challenged and loved. During his time there, Nebu wrote: “I…