Most peaceful version of myself

For me, it is becoming increasingly more important to become the healthiest, most peaceful, happy and inspirational version of myself. I had to learn the hard way.

Chris Menner

 

Thrift swap

As a first-year student at Central Michigan University, I was housed in one of the most community-oriented halls on campus. … I wondered how I could give back to my community, and in November 2018, an idea began to form.

Maryam Hanani

Leading from the front

My story of leadership revolves around my profession and the opportunities I have had to guide and lead in critical moments in my career.

Noe Gonzalez

 

Making their impact

In this time of the Covid pandemic, there are young people who remain focused on the importance of giving. For them, this means “giving something to another without expecting anything in return.”

Joe Vasquez, Chris Perez, Filip Svibovec

My local, global environment

In these past two years of college, I’ve been part of a mental health awareness club. Last semester, we decided to organize a weeklong event focused on bringing awareness to both drug and alcohol abuse and suicide.

Chiara Lang

Giving time to a stranger

I was contacted by a friend who told me of his friend coming to Canada to study at Waterloo, a city two hours away from me. 

Mary Bisada

 

Connecting with the beauty of each of us

An opportunity arose over a year ago to give of myself by working with the youth of my parish. I was hesitant at first, but I felt deep in my heart that God was asking this of me.

Christina Zuniga

 

Painting it forward

Even though it was 7,388 miles away — even from halfway across the world — we in California felt the impact of the explosion at the port of Beirut because we had family and friends in Lebanon. 

Josef Capacio

 

Guided by love

I had been settled in Toledo for about four months, when one day, I was struck by the Gospel passage: “Let us be guided by love.”

Ruam Pimental