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Suffering With Christ
Blog 1/31/19 By Alec Cassel, DSW Service Year Volunteer 2018- 19 Everyone has or will experience some type of suffering in their lives. This could be from losing a loved one, a mental illness, going through trauma, etc. For us Christians, it always brings a challenge to our faith as to why we feel the […]
Joys and Pains
By Brendan McCann ’17-’18 Service Year April 2018 An unfortunate reality of life is that pain is inevitable. Pain by itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Most of the time pain is just the body’s way of telling us that we’re doing something that we shouldn’t be. Thankfully the human body is able to withstand a […]
Called By Name
By Andrea Miller ’17-’18 Service Year April 2018 Recently, I had the pleasure to volunteer as a staff member on a teen retreat at the Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point, NJ. While I was in college, I had all of my Catholic retreats at this wonderful place, affectionately referred to as Mary’s House. Needless […]
Best Lent Ever
By Brendan McCann ’17-’18 Service Year March 2018 Since it’s Holy Week I wanted to take some time and talk about Lent and what it has meant for me this year. Lent is a time to prepare for Easter and it is usually a time marked by some kind of fasting. A couple of years ago I […]
The Quiet Struggle
By Andrea Miller ’17-’18 Service Year March 2018 One of my favorite classes in college that I took my senior year was my Environmental Ethics class. We discussed environmental goods and services, particularly the difference between public goods versus private goods. Our professor had us give examples of public goods, and students in my class called out […]
Community
By Janelle Lord ’17-’18 Service Year February 2018 Community // com·mu·ni·ty // (n) a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common; a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals One of the core four principles that DeSales Service Works is founded […]
Finding Our Vocation
By Brendan McCann ’17-’18 Service Year February 2018 We live in a society that really stresses the practicality of life decisions. This isn’t a bad thing because it is important to know your limitations as well as maintaining a certain level of safety and security. However we shouldn’t let this stop us from taking risks. A service […]
The Intentionality of Our Time
By Andrea Miller ’17-’18 Service Year February 2018 If there is one value I have learned to embrace above all others in my service year, it would have to be intentionality. I’ve had to learn how to be intentional with my time, my relationships, my faith, my community, etc. Intentionality calls us to be “purposive” and “deliberate” […]
Graditude
By Janelle Lord ’17-’18 Service Year January 2018 // grad·iᐧtude // (n) the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful. If I had to sum up these last five months of living in Camden, gratitude would be the word that I would use. There is just so much to be grateful for these past few months […]
Helping Others
By Brendan McCann ’17-’18 Service Year January 2018 I don’t think a lot of people involved in service have encountered a person who does not want to be helped. After all if you are doing a food or clothing drive, most of the people you encounter are there because they want to receive aid. So if […]
Beauty Through God’s Eyes
By Andrea Miller ’17-’18 Service Year January 2018 A few weeks before my arrival in Camden, I had a conversation with Fr. Mark Wrightson, OSFS, about my fears and worries about transitioning into a new place. He assured me that all change presents its challenges, and there will be a loss, but there is a […]
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When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food […]
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Mark 4:35-41 On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so […]
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Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. Dom Hélder Câmara was archbishop in Olinda & Recife a very poor […]
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They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus,to carry his cross. Mark 14:1—15:47 In the early Church any sort of sin that obviously impacted the community: such as betrayal of Christ or the Church, or unfaithfulness to family […]
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Leviticus “The one who bears the sore of leprosy shall keep his garments rent and his head bare, and shall muffle his beard; he shall cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ As long as the sore is on him he shall declare himself unclean, since he is in fact unclean. He shall dwell apart, making his abode […]
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Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. Mark 1:29-39 Year-long volunteer Abbey Doherty arrived in Camden in August with a fresh degree in English from Mary Washington University in […]
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“I know who you are—-the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!” The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. The demon calls Jesus, “the Holy One of God.” It is hard to know if he is trying to flatter […]
Service Matters – Dec 25, 2014
She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. In a city with an abundance of heart-breaking images, one that stands out is the people standing outside the gate at Joseph’s House, the homeless shelter that DSW works very closely with. […]
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A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. John 1:6-8 This morning between Masses I headed out to a grocery store in Cherry Hill to quick pick up some milk. In the parking lot a fellow came up […]
Spirituality Matters – First Week of Advent
1 December 2014 First Week of Advent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhoods. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links Service Word Mark 1:1-8 A voice of one […]
Service Matters – Last Week of Ordinary Time
24 November 2014 Sts. Andrew Dŭng-Lạc and Companions Last Week of Ordinary Time A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhoods. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links Service Word For I […]
DSW Reflection on Black Ties for White Collars Gala 2014
This Saturday night in Wilmington, Delaware, Oblate friends and supporters gathered for a lovely dinner dance to celebrate the mission we share and to raise funds to support our efforts. This year, Oblate Director of Development, Fr. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS, focused attention on DeSales Service Works (DSW). It was gratifying to have a chance […]
Nov 3, 2014
You are God’s building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he builds upon it, for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus […]
Signs of the Cross
Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Standing on Market […]
Ninetheenth Week of Ordinary Time
11 August 2014 Ninetheenth Week of Ordinary Time A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Service Word At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman […]
Service Matters – Tenth Week of Ordinary Time
9 June 2014 Tenth Week of Ordinary Time A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word […]
Service Matters – Seventh Week of Easter
2 June 2014 Seventh Week of Easter Sts. Marcellinus and Peter A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word […]
Service Matters – Sixth Week of Easter
27 May 2014 Sixth Week of Easter A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Matthew 28:16-20 […]
Service Matters – Fifth Week of Easter
19 May 2014 Fifth Week of Easter A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word If you love […]
Service Matters – Fourth Week of Easter
12 May 2014 Fourth Week of Easter A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Acts of […]
Service Matters – Monday in the Octave of Easter
21 April 2014 Monday in the Octave of Easter A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Happy […]
Service Matters – Holy Week
14 April 2014 Holy Week A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Gospel of John 18:1-19:42 […]
Service Matters – Fifth Week of Lent
7 April 2014 Fifth Week of Lent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: –Service Word – Last Week in Camden –Upcoming Events –Links 1. Service Word St. Paul’s Leter to the […]
Service Matters – Fourth Week of Lent
1 April 2014 Fourth Week of Lent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: – Service Word – Last Week in Camden – Upcoming Events – Links Service Word John 11:1-45 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if […]
Service Matters – Third Week of Lent
24 March 2014 Third Week of Lent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: –Service Word –Last Week in Camden –Upcoming Events –Links 1. Service Word John 9:1-41 As Jesus passed by […]
Service Matters – Second Week of Lent
17 March 2014 Second Week of Lent St. Patrick A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: –Service Word –Last Week in Camden –Upcoming Events –Links 1. Service Word Exodus 17:3-7 In those […]
Service Matters – 8th Week in Ordinary Time
3 March 2014 8th Week in Ordinary Time A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Matthew 4:1-11 At that time […]
Service Matters – Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
25 February 2014 Seventh Week in Ordinary Time St. Ethelbert of Kent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Isaiah […]
Service Matters – Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
17 February 2014 Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Presidents’ Day St. Fintan A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Jesus said […]
Service Matters – Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
10 February 2014 Fifth Week in Ordinary Time St. Scholastica A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word […]
Service Matters – Third Week in Ordinary Time
3 February 2014 Third Week in Ordinary Time St. Blaise A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Isaiah […]
Service Matters – Third Week in Ordinary Time
27 January 2014 Third Week in Ordinary Time St. Angela Merici A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word […]
Service Matters – Second Week in Ordinary Time
20 January 2014 Second Week in Ordinary Time Rev. Martin Luther King Day A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word […]
Service Matters – First Week in Ordinary Time
13 January 2014 First Week in Ordinary Time A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word John 1:29-34 John […]
Service Matters – Christmas Season
6 January 2014 Christmas Season A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Matthew 3:13-17 After Jesus was baptized, he came up […]
Service Matters – Christmas Season
30 December 2013 Christmas Season A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Matthew 2:1-12 … the star that they had […]
Service Matters – Third Week of Advent
16 December 2013 Third Week of Advent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Matthew 11:2-11 … the […]
Service Matters – Pope Francis’ Wave of Prayer
10 December 2013 Second Week of Advent Thomas Merton A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. I just want to remind everyone and encourge us all to take time at noon today […]
Service Matters – Second Week of Advent
9 December 2013 Second Week of Advent Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Mother of God A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events […]
Service Matters – First Week of Advent
2 December 2013 First Week of Advent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Isaiah 11:1-10 On that […]
Service Matters – Thanksgiving 2013
28 November 2013 Last Week in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Isaiah 2:1-5 In […]
Service Matters – 33rd Week in Ordinary Time
18 November 2013 33rd Week in Ordinary Time A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Luke 23:35-43 […]
Service Matters – 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
12 November 2013 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint Josaphat A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Luke 21:5-19 […]
Service Matters – 31st Week in Ordinary Time
4 November 2013 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint Charles Borromeo A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word […]
Service Matters – 30th Week in Ordinary Time
28 October 2013 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saints Simon and Jude A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Now a man […]
Service Matters – 29th Week in Ordinary Time
21 October 2013 29th Week in Ordinary Time A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word Luke 18:9-14 “Two people […]
Service Matters – 28th Week in Ordinary Time
14 October 2013 28th Week in Ordinary Time St. Callistus, pope, martyr Columbus Day A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links 1. Service Word […]
Service Matters – 27th Week in Ordinary Time
7 October 2013 27th Week in Ordinary Time Our Lady of the Rosary A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales in Camden, NJ, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links […]
Service Matters – 26th Week in Ordinary Time
1 October 2013 26th Week in Ordinary Time St. Theresa, the Little Flower A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales in Camden, NJ, DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling neighborhood. Contents: Service Word Last Week in Camden Upcoming Events Links […]