St. Mary’s in Ecuador: Saturday
Today we went to the market in Otavalo! It was a scenic three hour drive from where we are staying, and along the way we saw some amazing sights.
St. Mary’s in Ecuador: February 16
Our group was completed with Denise's arrival at around 4AM. Her flight had some difficulties, but Sister Annie was there to give her a warm Guayaquil welcome and a safe ride to the hotel.
Travelers on St Mary’s Parish ECUADOR IMMERSION TRIP 2-15-2017 TO 2-25-2017
Once a year in the spring and sometimes in the summer, pilgrims from St. Mary’s join with BVMs and associates to participate in an immersion trip to our missions in Ecuador. This effort is coordinated by the St. Mary’s Partners…
Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Much has happened in the world of ending Human Trafficking since I blogged last year in January, 2016. Now it is once again Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Not a day goes by that there is not something in the news…
National Migration Week – January 2017
Pope Francis asks us to view our interactions with migrants as an engagement with Jesus, he calls us to create a culture of encounter.
What Is Trafficking and What Can We Do?
January has once again been proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month by President Obama. Also, at the end of December 2016, Pope Francis sent a letter to bishops about injustices regarding children including lack of education, malnutrition,…
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Would you please consider taking a few minutes each day in praying for trafficking victims?
Fourth Week of Advent
It is amazing to me that, as we approach Christmas, as we near the end of Advent, when things are getting more frenetic, the fourth Sunday of Advent is Peace!