St. Francis of Assisi has long held a special place in my heart as a role model for my life. I feel as though I’ve always known St. Francis, and my admiration for him has only grown stronger the more I have learned. The first story I remember hearing about St. Francis was the one…
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I came to the decision, before fully pursuing my career, that I wanted to spend some intentional time focusing on God. With that in mind, I began looking into different programs online. After several opportunities fell through, I wondered where God was leading me. Then I discovered FrancisCorps, and it felt like everything I had…
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I simply searched it out by asking Google to find me Catholic gap year programs and FrancisCorps struck me as I read about the program! It aligned with my hopes and desires for my “gap year” which is what ultimately led to my saying yes. I have for as long as I can remember wanted…
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In all honesty I had planned to apply to a different year of service program. That may be shocking to start with but that’s the truth. That program had been my plan since I was a sophomore in college. In the fall I applied and felt good about it, but then I heard I was…
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I first learned about FrancisCorps after going to a conference in DC last November. While I was there, I signed up for the Catholic Volunteer Network, and not long after, I got an email from Jenny Rose saying she saw my profile and thought FrancisCorps would be a great fit for me. I decided to…
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