Author Archive for: PassionistVolunteers
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Love Is Ingenious
PVI Kaitlin Denney (14′-15′) discovers the PVI motto of “love is ingenious” working with the children at Our Lady of Hope Basic School in Williamsfield, Jamaica.
Katherine Merritt on Navigating the Challenges and Unknowns
Being one of those strange individuals that really enjoys school, homework, projects, etc., I often find myself missing the hustle and bustle of being in an academic setting. I miss the challenge of finding a solution to an organic chemistry problem and the unknown of what an essay might turn out like despite having a […]
Kaitlin Denney Discovers Her “Mission” In Jamaica
During orientation, we were asked to create a mission statement to guide our service in Jamaica. We were given almost no direction and, as a result, produced seven unique and different plans of action for the next year. Some were sentimental, a few were poetic, and one was an amazing extended metaphor of a hike […]
“I Will Go Forth” by Katie Warner PVI 13′ – 14′
Two months ago my alarm rang at 7:00 am, but I can tell you now that I was probably already awake. Sleeping in didn’t used to be much of an option with the hot sun streaming in, the resounding echo of taxi horns, barking dogs, and the never-ending sound of reggae rhythms floating in through […]
Katie Warner Comments On Her Views Of Volunteering vs. “Voluntourism”
More often than not my bouts of access to the Internet are consumed with long overdue correspondences with friends and family. Recently, however, as I procrastinate writing articles for the Diocese of Mandeville at my desk job, I took time to scroll through my facebook newsfeed. Quite frankly I was left curious but most of […]
Elly Lemons Learns To Play “Rain Ball”
This past Sunday I brought the “big boys” team to Mount St. Joseph, which is the school I live at, to play football. I coach two football teams at St. John Bosco Boys Home. One we call the “little boys” team and the other is the “big boys” team. The younger boys are U-15 and […]
Katie Warner: “One Day”
“Sometimes in my tears I drown, But I never let it get me down. So when negativity surrounds, I know some day it’ll all turn around because All my life I’ve been waiting for, I’ve been praying for For the people to say That we don’t want to fight no more There will be no […]
In “Through The Lens” Ross McCauley Paints A Picture Of His Work With HIV Patients
I met Dave Simpson on a Thursday morning. Dave was walking next to one of the ubiquitous sugar cane fields on one of the ubiquitous serpentine island roads from Mandeville to Knockpatrick. After struggling through a patois-laden and broken phone conversation for at least ten minutes, Sister Helen and I stumbled across tall and unassuming […]
