Tag Archives: service

A story of accompaniment

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Bookworm

Liz Hauck and her dad Charlie Hauck—both Boston College graduates—had a plan to start a cooking program in a residential home for teenage boys in state care, which was run by the human services agency Charlie co-directed. But Charlie got … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni Authors | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Doing good

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Bookworm

In America magazine, BC Professor of Theology Stephen Pope reviews the book Doing Good . . . Says Who?: Stories from Volunteers, Nonprofits, Donors, and Those They Want to Help by Connie Newton and Fran Early which uses the authors’ extensive experience of … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston College Book Reviewer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Models of Christian service

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Bookworm

Christians are called to loving service of one another and the wider world. In his book, A Step Along the Way: Models of Christian Service (Orbis, 2015), BC theologian Stephen Pope features six models of Christian service: Dorothy Stang, Dorothy … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston College Authors | Tagged , | Leave a comment

At the Orphanage Edge

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Bookworm

Following his graduation from BC in 1984, Jay Sullivan taught in Jamaica for two years as part of the International Volunteers Program (now JVC). In addition to his teaching duties, Sullivan got involved with Alpha Boys School in Kingston, an orphanage … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni Authors | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment