Paul Wells III
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Except for the light illuminating the crucifix above the altar, the chapel was pitch black. Suddenly a violent banging sound, the strepitus, resounded through the chapel. The strepitus signifies the violent death of the Lord, and is performed at the end of the night offices during the Triduum. I was ten years old when I […]
Shelby Harrison
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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
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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
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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, […]
Sr. Yvelyne Marie, H.M.S.S.
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My name is Yvelyne Bemard. I was born and raised in Brentwood, New York until I was 15. I moved to Florida where I remained until I graduated from the University of Florida in May 2011 with a B.A in English. I didn’t want to go to UF at first, I had wanted to go […]
Erlind Sulko
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My name is Erlind Sulko. I am a 31 old man currently living in Gatineau, Canada. I was born in Tirana, Albania to Albanian parents. My parents were diplomats, so I grew up constantly moving from one place to another. Despite being from Albania, I have lived most of my life outside of Albania. […]