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In an article entitled, “They Want to Become Nuns and Priests. Student Debt Holds Them Back,” The New York Times covered the little known phenomenon that underlies our whole mission. Student loans are holding back young men and women who want to make vows of poverty. Because of their student loan debt, these courageous Catholics are not able to pursue their vocations. But the Times featured a solution as well: the Fund for Vocations.
The New York Times interviewed two Fund for Vocations grant recipients: Sr Gianna, a former biochemist who became a Sister with the Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (LIHM) and Kristen Chenowith, a convert from Lutheranism who is now in formation to become a Dominican Sister.
In the article, they quote Sister Gianna saying that because of the Fund for Vocations, she is “able to study without anxiety or worry” and is “able to focus on prayer, and spiritually, emotionally, physically and intellectually focus on the people that [she’s] going to serve in the next few years.”
Read the full article here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/business/student-debt-catholic-fundraising.html