by admin | Jun 2, 2011 | Franciscan Center
A YouTube video that was shared with us on Twitter pointed out the need for outreach organizations to remember that we work with our poor, not for them. It is just a simple term, a small word, but when you change that preposition from ‘for’ to...
by admin | Apr 11, 2011 | Franciscan Center, Stories from the Center
Every choice we make is like a drop of water in a crystal pond. The ripples emulate out from those choices and although we can sometimes see the effect they have, often it is impossible to measure the value and change we can be effecting in the lives around us. Living...
by admin | Mar 4, 2011 | Franciscan Center
“He has only been back three weeks!” Shawn’s mother beams with pride. “He has done so much in just three weeks, and now a job interview!” Her son sits with wrapped anticipation, he is young and his dark brown eyes are alert, but wary. You...