Tag Archives: Work

Working For A Living

By | December 18, 2012

One of my favorite parts about life as a missionary is doing work projects. In work projects, we get to build, fix, and maintain this beautiful camp we call home. I’ve always loved getting dirty and using my hands whether it be through sports or hard work. So every Tuesday when we get ready for a day of physical labor, I just can’t wait. It’s one of those things that just gives my body great joy. This year our leader Michael Barry decided to deviate from calling it work projects and instead

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Pray Without Ceasing

By | February 22, 2012

After 3 hours of laying sod in 40 degree weather, I was more than ready for a hot shower. As I was walking back to my cabin, I realized I still needed to pray my daily rosary. I knew I wouldn’t have any time later that evening, so I decided to pray while I cleaned up from work projects and prepared for dinner. It was a profound time of prayer. I prayed the first decade of the Luminous Mysteries, the Baptism of Jesus, while showering. As the hot water thawed out my freezing fingers and toes and

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