Notre Dame, how I've missed thee.
I find my days here are always filled
With friendship, renewal, and prayer,
With love and with hope.
I am grateful for opportunities such as these
To spend time with people -
People who are passionate about education -
Catholic education.
Summer will soon draw to a close,
But my eyes must remain open,
And my heart must remain overflowing.
It does no good to only feel this way here -
The experience is meant to be shared,
Just as my pilgrimage experiences are meant to be shared.
"Don't come back unchanged,"
Someone said to me before my trip to the Holy Land.
This message rings true -
How have I changed,
Yes, that is an important question.
But, perhaps more importantly,
how will this change affect the way I interact with others?
We are all called by God,
And once we accept that call,
We can never be the same...
"I have no idea where I am going; I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself...But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing. And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always..." -Thomas Merton
I have come to fall in love with teaching in Catholic schools. What are YOU in love with?...
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