Ryan Box
I genuinely believe that even now, at the age of 22, my life is a testament that our Lord Jesus is always and has always been perusing us in love from the very first moment we were born. While I was unaware of His Presence for most of my life, I am so grateful for […]
Thuy Ngan Tran
There are two events that I can confidently say have changed my life completely, unexpectedly, and most wonderfully. The first was Come and See 2016 with the sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross, Los Angeles (LHC-LA). The second happened six years later. Prior to attending Come and See, I was a lukewarm Catholic. […]
Paul Wells III
My name is Paul Wells III. I grew up in Lakeland, Florida, where I was born on 15th of January, 1983. I was raised Catholic by my two parents, Paul and Peggy, who are still married, thank God. My father is a Realtor in Lakeland and my mother is a Registered Nurse at Bartow Regional Hospital. […]
Jorge Rodriguez
My vocation story starts with my two birthdays: my birth date and my baptismal date. Respectively, they were February 29, 2000, and February 25, 2001. I was baptized in St. Francis of Assisi parish in San Juan, PR. I grew up in Puerto Rico until I was 9, in a bilingual setting and a culturally […]
Kristen Chenoweth
It is Jesus in fact that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it […]
Alicia Ley
My name is Alicia Renae Ley. I was born and grew up in Washington, Missouri. On November 22, 1998, I was baptized at Zion United Church of Christ in Union, Missouri. I have a younger brother of three years, David, and two amazing parents, Bill and Lisa. God has blessed me with such a loving […]
John Metilly
I grew up in a Catholic family of nine, where the Faith is always practiced. My father leads the family in prayer every night. The whole family is present for meals. I first thought about becoming a priest when I went on a high school retreat with my diocese. I spent a weekend during my […]
Shelby Harrison
My name is Shelby Harrison and I was privileged enough to enter the Catholic Church on July 8, 2020. Before entering the Church I deeply desired to know God, but was not always quite sure what that meant or where to look. I did not grow up with a solid faith foundation, but in college […]
Jessica Reyes
For the last ten years, when God’s plan for my vocation did not make sense, the temptation was to give up hope. Yet, through His love and mercy, He has gifted me with the constant guiding light of knowing He made me for Himself exclusively. So no matter how dark the uncertainty was on the […]
Megan Vielhauer
My name is Megan Rose Vielhauer. I was born on March 7, 2001 at St. Joseph’s Hospital right across the state line between Kansas and Missouri. My parents, David and Renee, met in high school and were married by the ages of 19 and 21. I am the youngest of three kids. My brother, Derek, […]