A group of four rising sophomores at Notre Dame spent eight weeks of the summer volunteering with DSW. How did this experience shape them, and what did they learn from their encounters?...

When we see brokenness around us, people living on the street, or drug addicts in a daze, we may think there is little we can do. How can the practice of encounter make a difference…

DeSales Service Works, an Oblate ministry in Camden, NJ, hosts school and parish groups to join the efforts of our “service partners.” Instead of learning about problems and issues, volunteers come to know their sisters and brothers of the same God.  These service partners can inspire all of us to contribute to their efforts—and importantly— to see ways to serve in our regular communities…