My FrancisCorps journey began as all good journeys do: with a crisis. Ok, maybe that’s a bit dramatic. I was in college, working on two degrees (in physics and astronomy). On top of that, I was involved in many extracurriculars and held quite a few leadership roles. I was managing (or trying to manage) all…
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My FrancisCorps journey began in the fall semester of my senior year in college. The big question of ‘what’s next’ was soon approaching, and so I started to seriously consider what I felt called to do. Looking back, I don’t quite remember exactly how and when, but the thought of volunteering in some shape and…
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My FrancisCorps journey began as I neared graduation from Siena College. As I reflected on my time there and the connections I made, what stood out to me the most was the Franciscan charism and the significance of community. Searching for a way to continue this life centered around prayer, community, and service led me…
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In my last quarter in college, the Newman Center at UCSD had just updated their website to include a few post-college service opportunities. One day I happened to see these programs and that’s when I first learned about FrancisCorps. Up until this point, I was unsure what my post-college plans were but when I learned…
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My FrancisCorps journey begins at the start of the winter semester of my junior year of college. One of my really good friends got together a group of students from St. Mary’s, our Newman community at the University of Michigan, to attend the SEEK 2021 conference, which was held online that year due to COVID.…
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