November 2016

Raising them through to graduation

  Mercy, raised at COAR since 2005, earned a college scholarship to the Jesuit University of Central America. Gamaliel, raised at COAR since 2006, earned a scholarship to a technical college. Rosario was raised at another orphanage. When it closed in 2011 she came to COAR. She has a nursing internship at the hospice that […]

Teaching English-This is pretty funny

  The lessons were carefully constructed with verbs and useful vocabulary for the scenario: “What do you say when you enter a clothing store?” And then . . . The video shows the serious purpose of teaching English (St. Edward and Beaumont High Schools, June 2016). At minute 3:25, you’ll see chase scenes. You’ll ask, […]

Religious Retreats at COAR: Love of God, Dialog and Reflection

Besides weekly masses, religion classes, catechism classes, 1st Communion, Confirmation, and baptisms, COAR is working in partnership with the Sisters of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza to offer our teens religious retreats where they can be open, honest and reflective about God, spirituality, moral decision making and their own self reflection, fears, and […]

December 2016 Newsletter Support of the Church and Culture

Support of the Church and Culture   ^ October 12th ~ Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of the Pilar of Zaragoza, Spain, in our little, beautiful, town and parish of Zaragoza, El Salvador.    ^  Padre Octavio visits the Sr. Dorothy Kazel archive at the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland    November 7th ~ Padre Octavio […]

December 2016 Newsletter Executive Director and News from El Salvador

Watercolor original by: Marie Spaeder Haas

  From the Peace Mission’s Executive Director By Mary K. Stevenson Faith and Work   It is the job of Padre Octavio Cruz, Director of the Vicariate for Human DevelopmentCARITAS for the Archdiocese of San Salvador, along with our Director, Marta Calderon, to determine how COAR can best work with the government child care laws […]