My orientation with Con-solatio got me fired up to go on mission. Of course, I had already committed to leaving for Romania this fall: I had begun my fundraising, been learning Romanian, and had a decent sense of the beauty and purpose of this mission...
Con-solatio Orientation 2025 was a beautifully formative experience, filled with challenges, deep insights, laughter, and, most importantly, prayer. During this time, I learned—through conversations, visits, and the example of others—ways I can best live out my vocation of love as a Con-solatio volunteer in El Salvador. During this time, I learned—through talks, visits, and the example of...
Earlier this month I was in Brooklyn for my two-ish week orientation. Before heading to NY, I was busy visiting family I knew I wouldn’t see in a long while, and working on things for fundraising and my visa. I was making so many tangible strides toward leaving for the mission that I felt ready...
We had the joy of welcoming a beautiful and diverse group of 8 young people for our 2023 Summer Orientation - the biggest group in many years! Each orientee brought a different flavor, having heard Christ’s call from across the States, Central America, and the Caribbean! It was a grace for each of us to...
In July, I had the wonderful opportunity to accompany the Con-solatio community and their new volunteers during their orientation. What an immense grace to see the lives of the orientees start to taste the first fruits of this beautiful calling to "stand at the foot of the Cross of Jesus" with Mary!...