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August 27, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
My final lesson is the most important one and the one that I needed to learn the most: Prayer and frequent reception of the Sacraments are absolutely needed if you are ever going to experience peace and love anyone fully.
Category: Christ in the City, Prayer
| Tags: Anxiety, Examination of Conscience, Matthew 11, My Yoke is Easy, prayer, Prayer Routine, sacraments, St. John Chrysostom, St. Teresa, Stress
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August 18, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
“When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on …
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Category: Christ in the City, Homelessness, Love
| Tags: Arleen Spenceley, Christ in the City, homeless outreach, homelessness, Matthew 25, Samantha Pugsley, Sheep and Goats
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August 12, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Hearing the news of Robin William’s suicide yesterday evening impacted me in a different way than it would have a …
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Category: Christ in the City, Culture, Homelessness
| Tags: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, homeless, homeless outreach, homelessness, Mental Illness, Missionary, Robin Williams
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August 7, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
The amount of wisdom, life experience, and spiritual and intellectual growth that I gained during my year of service at Christ …
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Category: Christ in the City, Friendship
| Tags: Community, Community Life, Desire, fraternal correction, friendship, homelessness, image and likeness of God, love, support
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August 1, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Day 8: The morning was spent with another round of house visits. I’ve been getting more comfortable with these as …
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Category: Christ in the City, Personal Stories
| Tags: Cerro San Cristóbal, Chile, Christ in the City, Christian Life Movement, Pan Para Mi Hermano, Santiago, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
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July 29, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Day 6: Sunday was our first day of truly being able to sleep in since we’ve arrived. Nothing was on …
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Category: Christ in the City, Personal Stories
| Tags: Chile, Christ in the City, Christian Life Movement, Cordillera, Maipu, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
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July 27, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Day 3: We began the day with a trip to central Santiago. I started to understand why Adam thought that …
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Category: Christ in the City, Personal Stories
| Tags: Chile, Christ in the City, Christian Life Movement, Fundación Las Rosas, Machuca, Maipu, San Alberto Hurtado, San Teresa de los Andes, Santiago, Servants of the Plan of God, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
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July 24, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to travel with two other members of Christ in the City to Santiago, Chile. …
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Category: Christ in the City, Homelessness, Personal Stories
| Tags: Chile, Christ in the City, Christian Life Movement, homelessness, Maipu, mission, Mission Trip, Movimiento de Vida Cristiana, Pan Para Mi Hermano, Santiago, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
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June 21, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Dear “All That Catholic Jazz” fans, I want to thank you all once again for helping to support my missionary …
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Category: Christ in the City, Homelessness
| Tags: Chile, Christ in the City, homeless, homelessness, Missionary, missionary work, Poverty, Santiago
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May 6, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
A pilgrimage is a journey where one seeks spiritual discovery along the way to a site with some sort of …
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Category: Christ in the City, Personal Stories
| Tags: Chimayo, El Santuario de Chimayo, Hermanos Penitentes, Hiking, Mystery Painting, New Mexico, pilgrimage, San Francisco de Asis Church, San Jose de Gracia Church, Taos, Trek
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