Passionist Volunteers International

09/26/2023

Need more space

I dream about this bedroom. I swear one day I’m going to build a house with a bedroom full of windows and books!

02/03/2019

Thank you to all those who bought squares! Attached below is the picture of all the numbers for the game. Find your square and line up the boxes to find the numbers you should be rooting for tonight in order to win a few bucks! Those winners will be sent their prize later this week!

11/02/2018

After a little reconstruction of our website, we are back up and running! Check out our site and explore being a Passionist Volunteer!! For more information, and to learn how to apply, check us out at www.passionistvolunteers.org or contact us at [email protected]

04/21/2018

Today, on the 5th anniversary of the death of one of our own, we remember Brooke in her own words. “I realize I cannot fix the problem of growing poverty that exists in the world, but I can do my part to work towards improvement. However, I don’t just want to just help the suffering with service work and donation; I want to respect their culture, enjoy their traditions, feel their struggles, and acknowledge them ‘face to face.’ I want to come to know the people through solidarity and love.” If you have a moment today, please read the reflection on Brooke below written by her PVI Honduras community members. We miss you Brooke.

This April 21st marks the Fifth Anniversary of death of Brooke Lahr PVI, Honduras, Aug, 2010 – Oct, 2011. Having served with PVI in Honduras, Brooke went to work for Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos in Cuernavaca, Mexico. While on a personal holiday in Acapulco she suffered a fatal vehicular accident, ...

01/22/2018

New Blog Post!

Victoria shares some insights from her first few months of being a PVI (hint: this is what accompaniment is all about)

"What I have learned, more than anything in these first few months is to trust the power of showing up. I think that so often when we think of service we find much more value in the tangible evidence of our being there; but tangible evidence is seldom found with accompaniment. You cannot hold the friendships I’ve made, the laughs I’ve shared, or the instances I’ve been a shoulder to cry on in your hand."

I arrived in Jamaica for the first time in February of 2016 to lead an Immersion Experience with John Carroll University. If you asked me at the time if I’d be back after that week I wouldn’t have had an answer for you; and if I did, I’m not sure it would have been yes.…

12/01/2017

New Blog Post!

Erica gives us a glimpse into what her journey in accompaniment looks like so far.

"That’s probably been the biggest challenge I’ve faced when it comes to service, letting others be the ones to teach, and in doing so serve, me. I’ve learned that sometimes the most meaningful thing you can do is to be present to someone."
Read more!

http://passionistvolunteers.org/2017/12/be-present-by-erica-clohessy/

08/22/2017

It's that time of year! Say hello to our new 2017-2018 Passionist Volunteers. Click below to learn more about Victoria, Kate, Erica and Foster

http://passionistvolunteers.org/2017/08/meet-our-2017-2018-volunteers/

06/08/2017

NEW BLOG POST! Amy shares with us the unexpected surprise she encountered during Jamaica's Labour Day.

"...What I love about the holiday is that it also reveals a greater truth, one that Jamaica holds in such high esteem that it shapes the country’s national motto: we as “one people” are infinitely more impactful than we ever could be as individuals."

http://passionistvolunteers.org/2017/06/out-of-many-one-people-by-amy-byrne/

Last week Jamaica celebrated its national Labour Day (May 23rd). Not knowing differently, I assumed the island holiday would play out similarly to the American Labor Day I always knew: characterized by rest, cookouts, and time with family and friends. Both Jamaican and U.S. Labour/Labor Days recogni...

05/19/2017

This past week our PVI's lead a retreat for the youth in the Diocese of Mandeville. Click the link to see some of the images taken at the retreat!

http://passionistvolunteers.org/2017/05/pvis-lead-renewal-through-christ-retreat-for-youth-in-the-diocese/

04/11/2017

"Ask Jesus what He wants from you and be brave." - Pope Francis

Please pray for all of our applicants discerning a year of service to the poor and suffering through a spirit of accompaniment in Jamaica!

"Ask Jesus what he wants from you and be brave." -Pope Francis
At the heart of it, a vocation is a calling -- a way of giving oneself to God by following Christ. Do you have the courage to listen?