#WalkwithFrancis: Mary Lastowka
In the months leading up to Pope Francis’s visit to the United States in September, Catholic University is highlighting the work members of the CUA family are doing in the community. The #WalkwithFrancis initiative coincides with the “Share the Joy, Walk with Francis” theme for the D.C. leg of the Pope’s visit.
Below, Mary Lastowka, a senior politics major and Spanish minor, reflects on the work she and other students completed during a mission trip to Belize. The trip was sponsored by CUA’s Office of Campus Ministry.
During the two-week mission trip to Belize in May, 15 students from Catholic University served in the town of Punta Gorda. Some of the highlights included a six-hour bus ride from Belize City to Punta Gorda, days of working in the hot sun building a playhouse for a local preschool, mixing concrete to build a sidewalk, tutoring students at a local elementary school, and meeting and interacting with locals, including being challenged to a volleyball tournament.
Want to share how you have been #WalkwithFrancis? Send us a photo via email hidden; JavaScript is requiredor tag your submissions #WalkwithFrancis on Twitter or Instagram. Please also send a few short sentences describing the type of service you do (for the Church, in the neighborhood, anywhere!) and what #WalkwithFrancis means to you and we will feature submissions on CUA’s website and social media.
