by Julie Coyne | Dec 19, 2021 | Education and Hope, Our Impact
Annual update on Education and Hope’s work at St. Jerome Parish, Norwalk, CT, This year, Julie was joined by scholarship recipient Jenny Díaz, currently a junior at Berea College in KY. Jenny powerfully describes the impact Education and Hope has had on her life...
by Julie Coyne | Nov 1, 2021 | Education and Hope, Guatemala, Our Impact
November 1, 2021 Today is the feast of All Saints, a day to honor the lives of those who have gone before us, a day we remember and mourn the dead. I spent the morning in a meditation of sorts, transcribing messages sent with donations made in the memory of a...
by Julie Coyne | Dec 31, 2019 | Education and Hope, Our Impact
Our Education and Hope tradition of “Christmas-in-a-basket” began as a way to feed and support some of our most vulnerable families during our winter break. The baskets contain everyday cooking staples as well as foods traditionally enjoyed during the holidays, things...
by Julie Coyne | Dec 31, 2019 | Education and Hope, Our Impact
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIGHT IN 2019! The other day I was reading a beautiful story about a heroic, compassionate act. One of the commenters wrote, “See? There IS still good in the world!” While I had been moved by the extraordinary kindness in the story, the...
by Julie Coyne | May 9, 2019 | Education, Education and Hope, Guatemala, Our Impact
I’m remembering this day fifteen years ago. May 9th, the day before Mother’s Day in Guatemala, also Romelia’s birthday. Instead of celebrating with the kids at the after-school program we were gathered around her hospital bed: Romelia’s sisters, her mother, and her...
