“What’d Ya Learn?”

It’s a bit funny to think back on how I decided on attending DePaul University. With the help of my siblings, I was able to…

My Growth.

Four years ago, I knew quite strongly who I was. I knew that my involvement in high school stemmed from athletics in swimming, music in…

“Ave Crux, Spes Unica”: How My Daily Crosses Make Me Vincentian and Lead Me Toward the Cross of Jesus

My life, a church.

I pray that my journey inspires you to pursue looking within and find that thing inside you that makes you want to change the…

Turn it into Art

Weeks before embarking on our journey to Paris, the 2019 VHT cohort learned that a pilgrimage is all about coming home. That is why I thought it was essential to go to my grandma’s house immediately after coming back to Chicago. It was impossible for me to not think about my Ma at every stage of…

My Mother’s Dream

The Dream

It wasn’t my plan to come to college. I grew up wanting to be a teacher, but I also…

My Vincentian Leadership Journey

I sat in the Luxembourg Gardens on the final afternoon of the Vincentian Heritage Tour scribbling in…

Fueled by Faith, Sustained by Humanity.

Over my past three years as a DePaul student, I have been asked multiple times to reflect…

A Faith Transformed by St. Vincent de Paul

My first explicit encounter with St. Vincent de Paul was in the former youth ministry…