“My experience with community materialized when I faced the harsh reality of not having community. After finishing my Master's degree at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, I moved to Boston for a position at Harvard University. Upon arriving in Beantown, I did not know anyone and was overwhelmed by the city's vastness. It took me a long time to grow in community in Boston and make friends. However, at KU, that was not the case…
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“In this big wave of life, God is asking me to stop fighting and pushing further into the sea. Instead, He is asking me to relax and be carried away in a greater love and peace. This takes a whole lot of trust but also gives…
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“I would define community as a space where a person feels like they are welcomed and can be their true self. The community at St. Lawrence is heartwarming and inviting, and it truly lives up to my definition of community. As a member of the St. Lawrence community…
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“In my prayers recently, the theme of surrender has continued to stalk me. And I couldn’t say if it was because I recognized that God wouldn’t stop bringing it up…”
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My life without St. Lawrence would be much like the famous Christmas film, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, where George Bailey is shown his life if “he had never been born”…
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My biggest risk of faith that I have taken lately is to let life happen. The unknown feels risky…
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From there I had space and openness to ask the big questions that I had either glazed over or not known how to ask. Why is the Church, THE Church? Why does God matter?
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"Here at KU and St. Lawrence, I have worked on being more open to what God’s plan is for me…
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"I really cannot imagine life without St. Lawrence. St.Lawrence played such a huge role in affirming my faith and giving me the opportunity to claim it…
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I’ve learned to serve others with the capabilities I have because that’s what Christ did for you and me when he was crucified for our salvation.
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The biggest risk of faith I took during my college career was…
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I have learned that true freedom comes from…
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I believe that I am truly loved. That the Father's love…
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I am now more than ever committed to the whole of the Catholic faith.
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Over the last four years, my heart has been transformed, healed, and pursued by Jesus Christ…
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The biggest risk of faith I took at KU was to accept the commitment to make Jesus Christ the center of my life.
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