Monsignor Joseph Hirsh interviews Rosa, a 27-year-old who grew up at Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II in Lurin, Peru, after leaving her small hometown near Cusco due to unsafe family circumstances. Rosa recounts life in the Guadalupe family at Casa Hogar, the support of maestros Viviana and Caicho, and learning leadership when asked to stay and help younger girls. She describes overcoming English barriers and past visa denials to earn a scholarship to Viterbo University, initially studying nutrition before switching to social work, gaining interpreter training, and preparing for a Catholic Charities immigration practicum before graduating in May. Rosa shares how daily Mass and adoration at Casa deepened her Catholic faith. An encore segment explains Msgr. Hirsch’s planned “retire-ish” transition in 2027, with Father Kyle Laylan preparing to succeed him at Casa Hogar.

00:00 Meet Rosa at Casa Hogar

01:37 From Apurímac to Lima

05:06 Finding a Home at Casa Hogar

07:14 Guadalupe Family Life

08:23 Maestros and Memories

11:22 Leadership Challenge

14:46 Viterbo Scholarship Interview

16:37 Visa Setbacks and Breakthrough

18:48 Thriving at Viterbo

21:04 Switching to Social Work

23:59 Graduation and Next Steps

25:10 Growing in Faith

26:01 Mass as Daily Bread

26:17 Adoration at Casa

26:46 Keeping Faith in College

28:21 Leading Through Service

29:13 The Dangerous Question

30:07 Future Spouse Letters

30:38 Why Casa Hogar Matters

32:19 Closing Blessing Prayer

33:31 Encore Retirementish Transition

34:12 Preparing a Successor

36:08 Passing the Torch to Kyle

39:13 Stopping the Gossip Mill

41:21 Sunday Readings Overview

45:51 Fear of the Lord Explained

50:24 Using Your Talents Well

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