Representing Unaccompanied Minors
It’s been a year since news reports started covering the large numbers of children crossing the U.S. border from Central American countries. It’s estimated that more than 55,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border since [...]
Living Our Values: The Gift of Hope
by Bill McCarthy When the Christmas season arrives each year, we are bombarded by media messages about “that perfect gift,” and retail stores vie for customers with promises of great deals on the newest trends [...]
Meet Nyerre Osiomwan
Nyerre Hello! My name is Nyerre Osiomwan and I am from the great city of Baltimore, Maryland! As a recent graduate of Virginia Tech, I am thrilled to be back in my hometown as a [...]
Villa Maria offers Exceptional Services for Exceptional Students
This story is published with the permission of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. Written by Deb Litman, with photography by Andrea Cipriani-Mecchi. To read this and other articles published by the Sisters of St. [...]
Sister Eileen Davis, Daughter of Charity, Returns to the Pastoral Care Program at the Jenkins Senior Living Community
Sister Eileen Davis is the coordinator of the Pastoral Care program at the Jenkins Senior Living Community. For eight years, she has offered spiritual care to the residents, families, and staff of St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation [...]
New Project SERVE Volunteers Commissioned
by Bill McCarthy 2014 - 15 Members of Project SERVE, beginning a year of volunteer service in some of the programs of Catholic Charities From left: Mike (Rochester, NY) - Villa Maria School, Cameron (Carmichael, [...]