Alec Bansal and Jacob Krotonsky, both seniors at Brophy College Preparatory a Jesuit Catholic high school in Phoenix recalled meeting Sean, a homeless man who had holes in his shoes. Rather than offer him cash, the pair opted to go to the nearby Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy him a new pair of socks and shoes. This encounter with somebody on the margins led Bansal and Krotonsky to establish Soles 2 Souls, a Brophy club and non-profit organization dedicated to providing shoes for the homeless populations.
When Fr. Andrew McNair first visited Phoenix 16 years ago to preach the homily at the Diocese of Phoenix’s Martin Luther King Mass, he didn’t know that he would one day call the city his home. When visiting the church building that was then called St. Pius X, he told his host then director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministry Kit Marshall that as a courtesy he’d like to introduce himself to the pastor.
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