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Nov 23, 2022

Immigration Social Justice: A reflection

Consider the person you love most in this world. Your mother, your father. Your sister, your brother. Your child, your cousin. Your best...

Nov 23, 2022

A Migrant's Story

Being born in the United States is a privilege that comes with the gift of citizenship. Even though this citizenship does not guarantee a...

Nov 23, 2022

No Pictures

“No pictures” is a phrase commonly associated with celebrities and actors who are trying to avoid the press and fans while they’re out...

Mar 9, 2022

To be Part of Womankind is to be Limitless

First published by Global Sisters Report, March 9, 2022 recently ended my year of service. Therefore, it is bittersweet to announce that...

Feb 16, 2022

My True Journey: I am Doing a Year of Service, and I Have Depression

First published by Global Sisters Report, February 16 2022 went to Balboa Beach this past week. For the first time, I couldn't step into...

Jan 6, 2022

Why is the butterfly a symbol of migration?

First published by Global Sisters Report, January 6, 2022 Last August, when I joined the St. Joseph Worker Program of Orange, the first...

Jan 5, 2022

What Does it Mean to Leave a Legacy

First published by Global Sisters Report, January 5, 2022 My papa battled prostate cancer for roughly a decade, and he was in complete...

Dec 15, 2021

A Pilgrimage Lesson Offers a Path to Purpose

First published by Global Sisters Report, December 15, 2021 "Unworthy" is a word I always associated with when it came to my Catholic...

May 8, 2020

Wonder in the Unexpected

First published by Catholic Volunteer Network, May 8, 2020 If I could give a title to my year of service thus far, it would be Wonder in...

Apr 9, 2020

Creating Shelter for Jesus: It Begins at Home

First published by Catholic Volunteer Network, April 9, 2020 During this time of “sheltering-at-home” I have chosen to more closely...

Mar 4, 2020

Turning "Humdrum" into "Harmony"

First published by Catholic Volunteer Network, March 4, 2020 The buzz of my alarm, the rushing of traffic, the screeching tires in the...

Feb 12, 2020

Dear reader: Lead, before 'now' becomes 'memory'

First published by Global Sisters Report, February 12, 2020 Dear reader, I knew this day would come, when my ink would get low. Before it...

Feb 5, 2020

The Service Summit

First published by Catholic Volunteer Network, February 5, 2020 Wind rushing through my hair, crunching snow below, and the surrounding...

Jan 29, 2020

Faces of friendship, unswerving love

First published by Global Sisters Report, January 29, 2020 Do you ever revisit your old emails to see the conversations you opened your...

Jan 15, 2020

Well done, good and faithful servant

First published by Global Sisters Report, January 15, 2020 As I penned this passage, Pain took hold of my hands, pushed me to write one...

Dec 18, 2019

This is what you can learn through service to others

First published by Global Sisters Report, December 18. 2019 How do young women between the ages of 21 and 35 decide to adjust their sails...

Dec 4, 2019

'Prenez un quart de feuille': a prompt of the essentials

First published by Global Sisters Report, December 4, 2019 This blog post is dedicated to Sr. Lorraine Thibault and Sr. Florence Hund....

Nov 20, 2019

Samaritans of our times: a day of service in our neighborhoods

First published by Global Sisters Report, November 20, 2019 Usually, when I hear a catchphrase starting with "Divide," it is always...

Nov 6, 2019

My five loaves and two fishes

First published by Global Sisters Report, November 6, 2019 ORANGE, CALIFORNIA — I grew up in the East of Africa, where poverty and...

Jul 25, 2019

Letting God Love Through Me

First published by Catholic Volunteer Network, July 25, 2019 As I work on this final blog, I am still in disbelief that I have completed...