Catholic Campus Ministry Newsletter 2024 Issue 2

l i z ing a Di f f erent Dream

Catho l i c Hok i e , c l ass of 201 7

These friends were with me at Lane Stadium on Saturdays but more importantly at Mass on Sundays. They saw me and knew me at my best and at my worst. These men and women genuinely inspired me to be holy. The life I lived in college was not what I planned – it was a gift from God. At the Newman House and, in a special way, in a humble chapel with a flickering red candle, I met Jesus Christ in a personal way. As my faith grew through bible studies, friendships, and the frequent reception of the sacraments, the Lord planted the seeds of a vocation to the priesthood. It was the first time in my life where the thought of being a priest was not only reasonable but also attractive.

I will be forever grateful for the Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech where the Lord revealed himself to me in a personal way and where a new way of life began.

“By the grace of God, next year I will begin to live another dream that first began at my dream school: I will be ordained a priest of Jesus Christ.”