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Youth Ministry
And Life Blooms Anew!
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So many young people today struggle to find meaning, purpose, work and even God’s love! “...envisioning a positive future requires quite a bit of optimism... |
Students Learn about Consecrated Life
What should a young person consider when choosing a vocation to the single life, married life, or consecrated religious life? Bishop Fenwick Students Learn about Consecrated Life From Franciscan Sisters of the Poor...
Youth Ministry
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Two Sisters’ share Their Experiences. As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a young man ran up to him and kneeling before him, asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mark 10:17-30)... |
Vocational Camp in Samine
As part of the activities organized for our vocational ministry for years, we organized a camp in our Kaïro Community of Samine, in Casamance. The camp is designed to both deepen Christian life and to help young women discern...
World Youth Day 2013
World Youth Day (WYD) was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985 and brings together millions of Catholics around the world, especially young people, to build bridges of friendship and hope among continents, peoples and cultures.
Connected to the Jubilee of Mercy
In answer to the call of the Holy Father for the faithful to participate fully in this Jubilee Year of Mercy (April 22cd and the 25th), people from all over the world came to Rome – and many boys and girls from different italian towns...
Marilyn B. Letter of thanks
Marilyn B., a young woman from Dumaguete, Philippines, whose studies we supported financially, graduated on March 26 and sent us this letter of thanks.
Beyond the prejudice
About three years ago, two parishes in Pistoia, Italy -- St. Benedetto and St. Francesco - worked together to produce a growth experience for the teenagers who just had confirmed. There were about fifteen of them, and it was a challenge...
Learning a New Way of Being
Sarah Hellmann, Keith Pfaller, Maria Meyer, Cassandra Drennen, and Caroline Drennen had a great immersion trip to Senegal to visit the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor (SFP) and their ministries March 2-11, 2014.
Searching for God’s project
From 12 to 14 May in Dumaguete, Philippines, six young girls from different parts of the Negros Oriental Island visited us for a ‘vocation weekend’. Their arrival at our community brought great joy. Together we spent simple moments...
