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Perceptive of Him
“Who the heck hangs a picture of Jesus on their wall?” I asked myself. The picture hung just inside the door of an open office. I had never seen anyone do such a…
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Home
Sleepy-eyed, I roll out of my family minivan and stretch as I always do when we travel from Long Island to visit my grandparents in Manville, New Jersey. I haven’t seen them since…
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Looking Beyond the Surface
It was late one afternoon in 2013, and I had just got home from class at Suffolk Community College. I collapsed on my bed and began to cry. I was so exhausted. I…
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Focus On What Really Matters
At the end of Stony Brook University’s Catholic Mass on Sunday May 6, 2018, Father Sean Magaldi announced that Bishop Barres approved four missionaries from an organization called Fellowship of Catholic University Students…
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Living Life In The Front Row
As if on the verge of jumping off a diving board, I was heightened by the anticipation of becoming a student leader. I was ready. This was something I wanted to be and…
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Enough
Spring Retreat 2018 was one of the most memorable retreats I’ve ever attended, even though it only took place about a month ago (the first weekend of this April). It’s expected that we…
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Allergic to Sperm
The semester after taking Autobiographical Writing, I took Advanced Fiction Writing and Honors Biology. While I now felt like writing was the right direction for my career, I had always had an interest…
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A Need for Universality
Photo by Ben White Preface: This post concerns a current issue in the Church with the Diocese of Rockville Centre. It is separate from my ongoing I Am narrative, which will return next…
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