Tag: outreach

We've examined how the families we came from have influenced the families we create, learned the importance of accepting our role as caregivers, and prepared ourselves to answer the call of service no matter what season of life we may be in. Today, we focus on serving with...

Being willing and ready to serve the Lord means you may be called upon to serve others when it is inconvenient at best and difficult at worst. ...

Is it my job or my place to assume a caretaker role? It's a question we may have all asked ourselves at one time. Myself included. For whatever reason, we fail to fully understand our roles as carers of God's earth, people, and all creation....

As the entrusted keepers of all of God's Creation including His earth, His creatures, and most importantly His people, it is our duty to sow the seeds of stewardship for the next generation. Teaching empathy and compassion for one's fellow human is a life lesson that goes beyond...

Every March 14th pie enthusiasts and math lovers across the globe celebrate Pi Day. Whether you share an affection for all things numerical or formulaic, or if you're like me and you simply need no bigger excuse than "Hey, It's Tuesday!," to celebrate your sweet tooth, I am sure...

Let’s Talk Poverty “We are Pilgrims – We are not tourists.” Fr. Jim Prehn, Loyoal University Chicago What is poverty? Essentially, poverty is a state of economic hardship. And it comes in many forms. Absolute Poverty. This is the most extreme form including sustained deficits in nutrition, clean water,...

Planting Seeds When my husband and I first talked about homeschooling our only child, we began by looking closely at our values. Like many parents, one of the biggest deciding factors was the freedom to teach our child the tenets of our faith. Beyond our home state’s requirement of...

You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a...