We weren’t exactly ready when they arrived. There was no hot water for tea, the children’s activity hadn’t been set up, and the mulled wine was still being brewed. So, while several volunteers continued to discreetly make preparations, a few of us sat with the first guests and welcomed them to our celebration of hope....
For Thanksgiving we were blessed to welcome around 40 friends to celebrate with us at our home. Some were friends that we have known for years, and some were new faces to whom God has led us recently. Everyone was glad to celebrate together rather than to spend such a day alone....
I would like to share with you a story about Diana and Cirilo. Diana is from Mexico, so I met her four years ago in my English class. She is a quiet one, but her presence is so beautiful. We always greeted each other with a smile in class and over time, I began to...
What is outreach for me? Well, quite simply, it is one of the best ways to give thanks! It’s an invitation to share the overabundance of graces I’ve received through mission with Con-solatio with hearts that are hungry for the beauty of Christ....
All our daughter, Maria, wanted for her birthday was for us to go to New York to meet the community. ...
Grace is from Puerto Rico and she came to America when she was 12 years old. Life was not easy; the cross followed her. She lived in darkness and fear. A few months ago she felt so much emptiness and could not find the meaning of her life, so she was tempted to end it...
When invited to a Con-solatio event—whether it’s a movie, an art show, a cookout, a concert, a talk, or even a book launch(!), I know to go. I will be there. Why? No matter how humble or grand, the event will live in me for weeks and months to follow. It will affect my heart....
From March 28 to April 2nd, we enjoyed a great time of mission in Miami, Florida. Why Miami? Why not. And also because a Cuban family we love dearly, moved there a year ago, following a Catholic exodus from NY to the Southern state. It’s time to plant the seeds of our charism in the...
I first encountered Con-solatio as a seminarian during the winter of 2016. I was sent as a part of my formation to stay and minister with them for a month in their mission in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, NY. It was perhaps the best single month of my seven years of seminary formation....
On the first Wednesday in February, I attended a movie night hosted by Con-solatio in Brooklyn. I have attended many of these monthly gatherings, but they have come to mean even more amidst the increased social isolation of recent years. The opportunity to enjoy a potluck dinner, followed by a screening of “Women of Slender...