The Catholic Memorial School has been actively seeking out ways to live out the Catholic faith and the charism of the Blessed Edmund Rice. Each year, the school holds funeral masses for veterans who unfortunately do not have families. Sometimes these men are homeless or have been living on the margins.
The Pilgrimage to Peru includes: Orientation to the Peruvian reality, Service Projects (building a house, preparing a meal, sewing...), Visits to ministry sites serving the poor (orphanages, schools, community centers...), Reflection, prayer and sharing together each day on the experience, Accommodations at Hendricken House in Las Flores (Dorm style rooms with one or two roommates), Travel on public transportation, Journey to Cuzco and Machu Picchu (Pre-Columbian Inca ruins).
After two long layovers, the wheels of my EasyJet flight finally touched ground on Geneva soil. I was nervous when I arrived in Geneva, not knowing exactly what I would be doing, but I was ready and excited to see what ERI had planned for me.
The Tampa Catholic High School faculty and staff began their school year with an untraditional back to school retreat.
I recently attended a meeting of the Texas chapter of the ACLU for local citizen and representatives interested in immigration issues. Present were many folks who have advocated for immigration issues and I was one of the newer folks present.
Soledad -On a regular trip by Palma High School faculty and staff to a state prison in Soledad this week, the school walked away with a special gesture that will help at least one student help pay for tuition this semester.
