October has been an eventful month so far in my FrancisCorps experience. I have continued to learn about St. Francis of Assisi and celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, which included attending the Transitus in his honor. When I think of St. Francis of Assisi, I think of him as someone to be…
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The end of my junior year of college heralded many decisions on the horizon for senior year and beyond: Should I write a thesis? Should I be an RA? Would it be better to apply to graduate school immediately or to do a year of service first? Who did I want to be after school…
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I first felt called to do a year of service after I discovered I could graduate a year early from my undergraduate degree. I wasn’t ready yet to begin grad school so soon, but I knew I wanted to spend my gift year doing something meaningful and new. While I definitely questioned whether or not…
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After graduating from college in May 2024 and working for a year, I wanted to dedicate a year of my life to service. Since I was planning to attend graduate school, I decided that this was the best time, because if not now, then when? I started looking through the Catholic Volunteer Network and found…
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Serving at the food pantry and soup kitchen for the year will always be a part of me. There are little moments throughout my day that will bring me back for a minute. Sometimes, it is looking at my watch and if it’s between the hours of 11:30 A.M. – 1 P.M., I will think…
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