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I've been feeling all sorts of nostalgia lately, especially since my last blog post corresponds with my last month of service with Good Shephe...

I just went on my second-to-last retreat with Good Shepherd Volunteers, our silent spirituality retreat. We stayed silent for about a day and ...

I've been passionate about justice work ever since I took my first criminal justice class in my junior year of high school. My teacher really ...

I have been reflecting on how established I now feel in my placement site with Good Shepherd Volunteers and how much of myself I have brought ...

In less than four months, my year with Good Shepherd Volunteers will be over. I've been thinking a lot: contemplating what I've learned this y...

One thing I have noticed recently is that my mindset is heavily influenced by others throughout the day. They can be good experiences, like a ...

My mom laughed when I told her one of the tenets of my service year would be simplicity. The other tenets made sense for me — social justice...

I grew up in Alexandria Virginia, just 10 minutes outside of D.C. I like to describe where I grew up as a "small town, big city" feel. Lots of...

I believe that empathy is one of humanity's strongest gifts. A person's ability to empathize with another's situation to the point of wanting ...

"Unworthy" is a word I always associated with when it came to my Catholic faith. I remember turning away from God because I believed I did not...