by jcruzfoundation | Dec 21, 2015 | News
Dr. Carina Cruz (Benson) celebrates her birthday with Sr. Mary Francis (Mafran) and her Aeta kids at the St. Francis Learning Center. https://www.jcruzfoundation.org/videos/IMG_0350.mp4...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 29, 2015 | News
Did a series of lectures at a local women’s shelter in Las Vegas from June to October, 2015. Topics for children and youth were on exercise, nutrition and personal hygiene. Topics for women were on goal setting and time management. For privacy and security...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
Carina Cruz Benson “I see an angel in the marble and I carve until I set it free” – Michelangelo We all come across many people in our life, some who help us and some who need our help. And in this day and age, it seems better to accept help or be...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
By Carina Cruz Benson During my time in clerkship, the equivalent of fourth year in medical school, students were required to go on duty at varied hospital departments for clinical exposure to inpatients. It was during my month long rotation in the department of...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
By Carina Cruz Benson In my dictionary, Sr. Mafran (Maria Francis) is a living saint whom I had the privilege to meet while doing mission work in the Philippines. As a nun, she goes against the grain of living a cloistered and prayerful life in convent. She is a...
