On April 28, 2012 more than 140 people attended a brunch at Southview Country Club in St. Paul, MN to celebrate and support Sister Peggy’s legacy of education. While old friends reconnected and new friendships were formed, we shared information about the Friends of Chimbote mission education programs and how they transform the lives of Chimbote’s youth. Wayne Sanders served as master of ceremonies, inspiring us with a testimony about his personal mission visits and the impact they’ve had on his life. Father Jack regaled the crowd with humorous … Read more >
WITH THE HOLIDAYS behind us — except for a stray pine needle embedded in the carpet — we snuggle into our comfortable beds with full stomachs (just a few pounds heavier) often unmindful of our many blessings. Settling back into our pre-holiday routine, we vaguely recall the outpouring of heartfelt appeals from charities an organizations that fi ltered into our mailboxes, inviting us to make a diff erence in the lives of others in need. Long after the Christmas presents are opened (if even remembered), and the holiday decorations are … Read more >
On September 15, 2011 Catholic Charities North Dakota presented Father Jack Davis and Sister Peggy Byrne with the 2011 Caritas Award. The Caritas Awards are given annually to persons or organizations in recognition of outstanding service and love for humanity. The purpose of the Caritas Award is to recognize an individual and/or organization who has, by example and deed, served persons in need and/or advocated for justice and/or convened other persons of good will to do the same in a manner consistent with Catholic Social Teaching. The event took place … Read more >
Fr. Jack’s President’s Award Acceptance Speech The following speech was given by Fr. Jack Davis upon acceptance of the President’s Award, also known as the “Touchstone” award, bestowed by the National Federation of Priests’ Councils. I proudly accept this Touchstone Award on behalf of all those priests, religious, and lay people who have left their countries to serve in another culture, often at great sacrifice. I also accept it on behalf of the priests of the Society of St. James the Apostle who share my ministry in Bolivia, Ecuador and … Read more >
The following speech was given by Fr. Jack Davis upon receipt of the Medal of Honor, bestowed by the President of the Congress of Peru in 2006. Dr. Mercedes Cabanillas, President of the Congress of Perú; Distinguised Congressmen; Msgr. Bambaren, Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote; Msgr. Angel Francisco Simon, Bishop of Chimbote and dear friends: I would like to express my sincere gratitude for this Medal of Honor from the Congress of the Republic. In the year 1971, I visited the city of Chimbote for the first time. Everywhere was seen … Read more >
