by Brittany Jaso | Dec 12, 2025
Hannah Hidalgo When everything you’re used to relying on is taken away, you’re left with only your foundation. During COVID, junior Hannah Hidalgo used the unfamiliar solitude to deepen her personal relationship with Christ, to take her faith from routine to real....
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 11, 2025
Sonia Lumley When the pressures of a full academic schedule, working three jobs, and running a campaign for Student Body Vice President nearly broke senior Sonia Lumley, she began to question her faith. The strict religious ideals from the denomination she was raised...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 10, 2025
Dr. Frank Castillo ’81, ’90 M.A. After two near-fatal accidents almost stopped Dr. Frank Castillo ’81, ’90 M.A. in his tracks, he transferred to Notre Dame, placed his future in God’s hands, and kept moving ahead both in faith and in life. Today, against...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 9, 2025
Ashley Kutter Holidays are usually known for the joy they bring while surrounded by family and friends. For sophomore Ashley Kutter, her first Easter away from her family brought just the opposite. She was homesick and lonely, until a senior hallmate, Camila, stepped...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 8, 2025
Elicia Dennis ’18, ’23 M.S. After a childhood where her world collapsed and she lost beloved family members over and over, Elicia Dennis ’18, ’23 M.S., craved community and unrelenting support—and that’s exactly what she found at Notre Dame: “By the end of...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 7, 2025
J.J. Wright ’14 MSM, ’17 DMA Together, they hit new notes. As a doctoral student and director of the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, J.J. Wright ’14 MSM, ’17 DMA, grew close to a young student named Clare, a bond that strengthened over the years as Wright...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 6, 2025
Jenna Miller You’re never alone. Those were the words that Jenna Miller, a 2019 ENL Hernandez Fellow in the Alliance for Catholic Education, needed to hear and believe as she sat at her father’s bedside near the end of his life. She called on friends to light a candle...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 5, 2025
Leticia Cardoso Queiroz Our Lady of Fátima has been a guiding figure to senior Leticia Cardoso Queiroz since her childhood in the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil. In her local parish, a different family was selected each week to pray the rosary, alongside the visiting...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 4, 2025
Michael Brennan ’69 A prayer for peace. That’s what Michael Brennan ’69 made over and over, first for strangers suffering from illness and later for his own brother. Could a newly canonized saint, Brother André Bessette of the Congregation of Holy Cross,...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 3, 2025
Christian Gray A mother’s faith is everything. For junior Christian Gray, a starting cornerback from St. Louis raised by a single mom, it was what got him all the way to Notre Dame Stadium: “When it came time to choose a college, I had 27 offers. LSU, USC,...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 2, 2025
Edan Czarobski Who doesn’t love a Milkshake Mass? A Chapel Crawl that began as a fun dorm challenge to attend Mass in every residence hall chapel ultimately brought sophomore Edan Czarobski closer to a friend, to his community, and to God: “Participating in the...
by Brittany Jaso | Dec 1, 2025
Dr. Mary Hannon ’02 & Dr. Michael Hannon ’02 Always look out for signs. A chance encounter in a tiny church changed alumni Dr. Mary Hannon ’02 and Dr. Michael Hannon ’02 forever. While vacationing in the Cayman Islands, they attended Mass and met Dr....
by Brittany Jaso | Nov 30, 2025
Brooke Dubay Attending Notre Dame was a dream that began as a little girl for senior Brooke Dubay. Her grandmother had passed along her love for the school and its principles, and after she died when Brooke was young, it became Brooke’s mission to attend. When a...
by Brittany Jaso | Nov 29, 2025
Rev. Francis Makut ’23 MTS Our first Sacred Story of this Advent season starts with Rev. Francis Makut ’23 MTS, who reminds us that even in darkness and cold, a stranger’s grace can light the path ahead. His first winter at Notre Dame made the priest from...
