35 Years of Hope: John Driscoll
There I was, in my mid-20s, living in the attic of a homeless shelter with 60 women and about 70 of their children,” John Driscoll says with a smile. Today John is senior vice president in charge of recovery services with Hazelden Betty Ford, overseeing a staff of 900...
read more35 Years of Hope: Brother Tom (Honoree, Sister Therese Service Award)
Brother Tom Collins, an Edmund Rice Christian Brother and Chicago native, is a teacher to his core. He studied chemistry as an undergrad, earned a master’s of science in chemistry from Notre Dame, and went on to earn a master’s of education in school administration...
read morePrayer and Meditation for the Day (April 6, 2018)
Contributed by Marco Pardo Meditation for the Day A balanced spirituality asks two questions. The first one is: What can this practice do for me? Since most of us seek God from need, any spirituality that doesn’t address our needs will be of little value to us. As...
read more35 Years of Hope: Douglas MacLeod
Douglas MacLeod was reading the obituary section in the Chicago Tribune when he came across the story of a woman who had recently passed away following a fascinating life. He was intrigued by the woman, who had been a sergeant in the Army, a businesswoman, earned a...
read more35 Years of Hope: Tom Owens – Honoree, Sr. Connie Philanthropy Award
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Owens is the founder of Cara Chicago, a nonprofit workforce development agency and social enterprise that helps people affected by poverty get and keep quality jobs. Since its inception in 1991, Cara has helped more than 6,000 women...
read more35 Years of Hope: Marge Nykaza
In 2000, Marge Nykaza was completing her Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies at Loyola. As part of the program, she was tasked with a summer project, working with women in a shelter. Marge was then a teacher of Peer Ministry and the Liturgical Music Director at Brother...
read more35 Years of Hope: Joanne Cimbalo
Joanne Cimbalo has enjoyed sewing all her life. Born and raised in Highland Park, her mother taught Joanne how to sew when she was very young. Joanne belonged to a sewing group when she was first married, sewing clothing for her family, reupholstering furniture, and...
read more35 Years of Hope: Marco Pardo
In October 1983, when St. Martin de Porres House of Hope was just a few months old, Sr. Therese answered a knock at the door and found a young man who introduced himself as Marco Pardo. "I said I'd sweep floors, do dishes - I was available for anything they needed,"...
read more35 Years of Hope: Carmen Pappas
Carmen Pappas played the harp professionally for 61 years, working at weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs, theaters and restaurants throughout the Midwest before settling in Chicago. Now retired, she lives near her daughter in San Antonio, Texas. Carmen first visited St....
read more35 Years of Hope: John Berg
“It was an eye-opening experience. The moment you walked in you could feel the dedication. I was stunned at what an incredible experience it was, and how selfless these people were.”
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