Calling Bull on “Service Trips” and Voluntourism
Description: Michelle Staton explores the often overlooked harms of short-term service trips to developing nations.
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Deepening The Learning: Against the Globalization of Superficiality
/0 Comments/in Assessment, Evaluation & Assessment, Group Formation, Post-Trip, Reading Resources, Xavier UniversityDescription: Presentation delivered by Irene Hodgson (Xavier University) and Kevin Fitzgerald (University of Ohio – Miami) at the “After Immersion: Keep the Fire Burning” conference
“The Penguin Was Real” by Dean Brackley, S.J.
/in DePaul University, Group Formation, Post-Trip, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: A reflection by Dean Brackley, S.J., about his time in Peru and the reality of poverty in our world
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The Four Cornerstone Values of Service-Immersion Experiences
/in Canisius College, Group Formation, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: Brief reflective readings on each of the four values of a service-immersion experience
“Service Can Change Others”
/in Group Formation, Marquette University, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: National Catholic Reporter (10/20/11) article written by April Gutierrez
“Education Beyond the Comfort Zone”
/in Group Formation, Marquette University, Post-Trip, Reading Resources, Reflection, University of San FranciscoDESCRIPTION: Article written by Rev. Stephen Privett, S.J., former president of the University of San Francisco that includes the following quotation: “Stepping out of one’s “comfort zone” to experience firsthand the glaring inequities and rampant injustices of our world has the power to change our perspectives and priorities.”
“To Hell With Good Intentions”
/in Group Formation, Marquette University, Post-Trip, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: A reflective article written by Ivan Illich, that offers critical analysis of the idea that one is “helping” others by going on an international immersion experience.
Pilgrims and Tourists: Conflicting Metaphors for the Christian Journey to God
/in Marquette University, Prayer, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: Reflective article entitled “Pilgrims & Tourists: Conflicting Metaphors for the Christian Journey to God”
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Charity vs. Justice
/in Group Formation, Marquette University, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: A one-page description of the differences between charity and justice
The Chosen Path
/in Marquette University, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: Article from America Magazine (July 2003) entitled “The Chosen Path” that reflects on questions of discernment.