Hope's journey
Tamar’s Place is a SFP ministry located in one of the roughest areas in Cincinnati known as Over the Rhine (OTR). I began volunteering with Sister Grace Pleiman who is the director of Tamar’s in the spring of 2012.
Social Service
Philippine Mission
“What joy for us when, after having lived well here upon earth, we shall all meet again in that beautiful heaven!” - Frances Schervier - It's a blessing to be a part in the congregation’s pioneering effort to set up the mission in the Philippines...
“If You Didn’t Care about Us, Who Would?”
In solidarity with the Blue Heart Campaign that is committed to stopping human trafficking, the US Area in February is promoting awareness of Tamar’s Place, a sponsored ministry that provides hospitality for women...
“Before I Came Here”
Submitted by Sr. Karen Hartman, who is on a 6-month assignment with Our Lady of Hope Community in Dumaguete City, Philippines. In addition to working with the Associates there, Sr. Karen visits women in jail...
Sprouts that are blossoming to life
We hold workshops at the “Mario Gheda Life-Help Center” in the Roman Castles area outside of Rome for three reasons: 1) we are called to help women (Second Chapter Call), 2) Pope Francis’ invited all of us to open our hearts...
Lantern of Hope
Manong Elmer is one of the inmates at the Negros Oriental Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Dumaguete City, Philippines. He had been residing at the detention facility for twenty three months now, while his case is still...
Shelter of Hope
“Shelter of hope” is a Ministry that we launched five years ago in the Philippines: it is a service of welcoming focused on helping young people who are living on the streets of Dumaguete City. In addition to offering meals...
At the Mission: A Daily Challenge...
Since the end of June 2014, our "Hope Community" has enjoyed visits from a succession of sisters who spent a period of time - some shorter, some longer - living with us at the mission in Dumaguete. Every Sister brought...
Leave the door open to Hope
‘L’ is a young woman from the Congo who came to Italy hoping that she could create a life with dignity. Her newly wed husband, a young doctor, stayed behind in their country. ‘L’ has lodged at the parish rectory in the outskirts...
Sunrays Center
In Rome, there are about 7,000 people and less than 1,000 of them find shelter in the homeless shelters managed by the city and various volunteer associations. Besides foreigners, there is an increasing number of Italians...
Special Visits to Project Miriam
During the month of September, Italy received the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking (especially women and children), Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Esq. She had been invited by the Italian Government and met with various...
Sr Viera: A Life among the Inmates
Her name is Sister Viera and she is a Franciscan Sister of the Poor. I met her in Frascati. With simplicity and candor, she was interviewed in the Italian publication “Controluce.” Sister Viera talks about her life experiences...
