In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many other Black people, ministry volunteers processed and prayed together during a vigil for Black…

Volunteer Name: Olivia Nguyen Alma Mater: St. Joseph's University Placement Site: Pastoral Care Department, Richmond Community Hospital Describe an influential experience that led you to a year of service. Throughout…

Volunteer Name: Josh Gillen Alma Mater: University of Notre Dame Placement Site: Emergency Department, Richmond Community Hospital Describe an influential experience that led you to a year of service. For…

Volunteer Name: Abby McDonough Alma Mater: Kalamazoo College Placement Site: Bon Secours Housing and Community Development in Baltimore, MD Who has modeled being ‘good help to those in need’ in…

Volunteer Name: Nancy E. Figuereo Alma Mater: College of the Holy Cross Site Placement: Sarah Garland Jones Center, Bon Secours Richmond Who has modeled being ‘good help to those in…

Volunteer Name: Jenna Vrable Alma Mater: Creighton University Placement Site: Care-a-Van in Richmond, VA What have you found surprising about your experience with BSVM thus far? I’ve been surprised to…

While it is necessary to physically distance ourselves from one another, that does not mean that we have to be socially apart. Our alumni community is used to practicing distant…

Could we ever have imagined Lent 2020 to unfold in the way that it has? The forty days leading up to Easter Sunday this year has overlapped with global tumult,…

Each Lenten season, BSVM volunteers reflect intentionally on barriers to their personal and spiritual growth. They commit to individual and communal practices to help themselves re-center, re-align, and restore right…

What does a year of living simply look like? There are common traits across the years that include home-cooked community meals, discoveries of free entertainment around the city, and the…