Rainy Days and Mondays...

Posted by Patty from Team MISSIO on Sep 25, 2018 12:04:54 PM

Did you know that this past July, some 3.6 million Americans quit their jobs? 

Have you ever quit a job? Maybe you’ve been “under-employed” during an economic slowdown or even forced to take on a second job just to help make ends meet. Perhaps you were fired or laid off at one point in your life.

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Topics: Mission, Catholic Priests, Bonded Labor, Slavery, Pakistan, brickmakers, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Brickmakers of Pakistan, Enslaved by Debt, Debt Slavery, Kiln Workers

Back To School

Posted by Patty from Team MISSIO on Aug 30, 2018 10:43:14 AM

What a summer! For those of us who live in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States, summer has been punctuated by heat, humidity and rain almost every weekend. I can’t tell you how much I’ve been looking forward to the fall -- the cooler weather and almost anything that tastes like pumpkin spice.

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Topics: Catholic Missions, Religious Sisters, Mission, Mission Education, Back to School, Northern Thailand, Tribal People, School Supplies, indigenous, Presentation Sisters, World Bank

Summer Vacation Ideas

Posted by Patty from Team MISSIO on Jul 13, 2018 10:57:51 AM

Recently, my youngest son volunteered to help his grandmother clean up and “close down” her elementary school classroom for the summer. While there, he texted to let me know he had closed his eyes and pointed to a map of the world just for fun. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he was pointing to Newfoundland, Canada. Ironically, our family has long-planned to travel to this easternmost island in North America (excluding Greenland), and hope to do so next year.

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Topics: Catholic Missions, Mission, Bonded Labor, Mission Education, Travel, Thomas The Tank Engine, Summer Vacation, Pen Pals, Slavery, Service Projects

A Salute to Moms and Sisters

Posted by Patty from Team MISSIO on May 25, 2018 4:34:45 PM

While I typically don’t enjoy celebrating Mother’s Day, this year was quite the exception – a welcome change from my usual last minute scramble to book a restaurant big enough to hold my own family, as well as all my in-laws. After spending a quiet morning with my husband and two sons, my sister Cathy and I attended a special Mother’s Day Tea at Rosary Hill Home, a hospice run by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne for those who have incurable cancer (my mom was diagnosed with Glioblastoma in October 2017). 

The Sisters pulled out all the stops – there were a large variety of teas, coffee and an overabundance of desserts. Best of all, the Sisters came to the event wearing custom-made hats, each reflecting that Sister's unique personality.  My mom’s primary caregiver, Sister Diana Marie, wore a lovely straw hat adorned with tulle and flowers that she later shared with my mom.

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Topics: Catholic Missions, Religious Sisters, Mission Hospital, Missionary Sisters, Mission, glioblastoma, Rose Hawthorne, Mother's Day, Mother Mary Alphonsa, Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne

Easy Rider

Posted by Patty from Team MISSIO on May 7, 2018 6:00:00 AM

Father James Griffin was the pastor of St. Margaret of Cortona Parish in the Bronx, New York, during most of the eight years I attended the parish elementary school He was young, enthusiastic, kindhearted and a real joy to be around.  In fact, he was so beloved by his parishioners that upon his leaving for another assignment, they gave him a brand-new Oldsmobile!  I’ll never forget when I heard the news – I couldn’t believe the parish had raised enough money to buy our pastor a new car!

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Topics: Catholic Missions, Missio, St. Margaret of Cortona Riverdale, Bronx Irish Catholic, Motorcycle, Ivory Coast, Mission, Catholic Priests, 4x4, Saint Theresa's Parish, Bondoukou, Pickup Truck

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