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Urban Challenge alumni often return to home with a desire to continue the conversations that started during their experience at the Romero Center. This blog is an opportunity to do keep the conversations going. Please feel free to share thoughts or questions, the work for service and justice that you’re doing in your own community, interesting articles, pictures or videos from your trip, etc.
“A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the Lord!” In the first reading for Advent, Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11, the prophet offers a message of hope to the exiled people of Israel. He speaks to them of … Continue reading
This week we welcomed many students to the Urban Challenge Program. The following schools came to stay: Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Manhattan College (NY), College of the Holy Cross (MA), University of Dayton, Regis High School (NY), Bishop McNamara … Continue reading
This summer, Romero Center Ministries was blessed with the presence of Dani Gies, our eight-week service learning intern. Dani came to the Romero Center through the University of Notre Dame’s Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP). Two other Notre Dame SSLP interns were working … Continue reading
Reflections by Denise Culkin on her Urban Challenge experience as a chaperone for St. John the Evangelist’s youth group, the iGroup. “He came back different, so much more positive.” “She loved it, can’t wait to go back.” “The night she … Continue reading
Click the link below to watch a video on the ripple effect of an urban retreat.
Terena Jones, class of 2014, of Holy Family University (Philadelphia) reflected on her Urban Challenge experience. Today I met Poverty. Can you really love the poor? ”You say you love the poor…name them.” Lawrence. Tim. Travis. Karen. Pat. Mark. Anthony. … Continue reading
Posted are excerpts from Loyola School (NYC) student writing–written reflections connected to The Profile of the Graduate of a Jesuit Secondary School at Graduation (The Grad at Grad). 2010–On my most recent Camden trip I had the opportunity to act on … Continue reading