and in homeless shelters, street evangelizing or providing side- walk counseling to pregnant women in need. ture, Henry said the Franciscan spirituality at the university in- spired her "to gaze at the hu- manity of Jesus in each person." involved with ministry after col- lege. the distinctive link between each person and the need for each of us to be the image of love to one another," she said. leader, a peer coach, and was in- volved with poetry slams and Kingdom Quest. teer Ministry. deepen my prayer life while serv- ing the poor. I wanted to develop my relationship with Jesus in a stronger way and to remember that everything I do is really for the glory of God," she said. lization. rial needs, so I was struck that there was a mission directly linked to spiritual support," ex- plained Henry. stands for Lay Apostolic Min- istries with the Poor). seek to be with them in their suf- fering and struggles in the light of compassion," she said. "I can envision St. Francis when I am in ministry because he lived a life seeking to be poor and to be with the poor. Although LAMP missionaries do not take a vow of poverty, we live in simplicity. Seeking to be with the poor as Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, Fr. Iasiello served on many ships until his re- tirement in 2006. unfortunately during a time of war," he said. "It was an honor to serve the men and women in uniform." was called to co-chair the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services for two years. seminarians on their paths to priesthood. Fr. Iasiello teaches courses on the history of the church in the United States and just war theory and works closely with deacons in their transition to priesthood, among other tasks. tance to their direct pastoral assignments in parishes," he said. "This is really spe- cial apostolic work, especially after the crises in the past decades. I feel really humbled and privileged to assist them." istries in New York City and describes her experience with LAMP as "truly life-giving." everyone they encounter -- whether it's gether and are able to recognize that we are mirrors for each other." Mansfield, Pa., since 2001, and there's no place she'd rather be. young men and women," she said. "They amaze me every day." Bonaventure majoring in biology and the- ology. said. "Another alumna (who is still one of my best friends to this day) dragged me to the Warming House because she said it would be fun. We were less than a month into school at that time, and for the next four years I served as a student coordina- tor, van driver, and a summer intern at the Warming House. Most things that campus ministry did, I was a part of for those four years." wasn't until afterwards, while she was a full-time volunteer at the St. Francis Inn soup kitchen in Philadelphia, Pa., that Hull realized campus ministry was something she wanted to stay involved in. She wanted to continue doing service work and sharing her faith, but she missed the college atmosphere. She eventually real- ized that there was a way that she could have all of this: by becoming a certified campus minister. |