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Immersed in Creation, Preparing for Service

Immersed in Creation, Preparing for Service

As we prepare to accompany the people of Chimbote, Peru, in various nutrition, business, educational, and art projects, we remember that the city grew so rapidly because thousands of people left the highlands of Peru thinking that they could find work in the seaside city. Our group is exploring what life is like in an Andean region and some of the rich history of the Incas. With Cuzco as our base, we have taken tours and explored many Inca sites. People 500 years ago hewed, polished, and carried stones, building these amazing temples.

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Teachers who teach the greatness of the world

Teachers who teach the greatness of the world

If we could ask some students to reveal their experiences in the classroom, we would surely find some –victims of unprofessional or poorly trained teachers without vocation– who would be bored, feeling trapped in a system that fills them with irrelevant data and keeps them tied to their desks, as if they were ballasts.

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UIW Campus Bajio hosted 2nd Celebration of the Incarnate Word Day

UIW Campus Bajio hosted 2nd Celebration of the Incarnate Word Day

On Friday, March 24, 2017, the Educational Community of the Incarnate Word University in Bajío and the Educational Community of the Liceo Cervantino which is part of the University, carried out their 2nd Celebration of the Incarnate Word Day, beginning with the Eucharist at 10:00 am, officiated by His Excellency Mr. José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda, Diocesan Administrator Bishop and concelebrated by the Rector of the Diocesan Seminary Fernando Torres, who were supported by the seminarians and students as acolytes.

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Giving…a relationship

Giving…a relationship

If we are alive, we are in relationship. We were created as social beings by a Trinitarian God, a God in constant relationship with the Son and the Spirit. When speaking about, or defining, a theology of fundraising, one must keep this image in mind. Questions begin to arise. How can I live in this community, in this world, which cries out for alleviation of hunger, of thirst, for a home, a country, and not be touched? Should I close my eyes to these expressions of need, saying that others should attend to them, should I listen to them?

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