Notes from the Field

Paying attention in Chaparral

BySamantha Kominiarek

My five loaves and two fishes

ByHonorine Uwimana

Meaning of identity for faith-based communities in the modern era

ByAdele McKiernan

Ten reasons to be a Good Shepherd Volunteer

BySamantha Wirth

Loss, distance and resilience have marked my volunteer year

ByAdele McKiernan

I realize my indispensable gift: being multipurpose

BySamantha Wirth

Volunteers need structures for personal and systemic anti-racism work

ByAdele McKiernan

Let us encourage the light of our internal zeal candles

BySamantha Wirth

Good Friday poem brings comfort during a painful spring anniversary

ByAdele McKiernan

At what point does 'self-care' turn into 'too much self-care'?

BySamantha Wirth

In pursuit of health care for all Missourians, I have a journalistic role

ByAdele McKiernan

A jar of beans, a designer bag and a volunteer's unexpected dilemmas

BySamantha Wirth

A spiral of Hilma af Klint's art illuminates ties of spirituality, friendship

ByAdele McKiernan

I feel at home in a mission, not in a certain place

BySamantha Wirth

Unlearning Eurocentrism at UN women's commission

ByAdele McKiernan

My NYC commute is a physical signifier of transitions as a volunteer

BySamantha Wirth

Our Marian shrine

ByAdele McKiernan

Keeping to $2.86 per day in food, and keeping an eye on food justice

BySamantha Wirth

A lesson learned: God as a source of trust

ByJulianna Lewis

As the Good Shepherd Volunteer journey continues, the lessons so far

BySarabella Muise