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“I think that it’s forming faith-filled relationships that impact you in a great way, and that you will have for the rest of your life. It’s also learning and using our God-given gifts to their highest potential.”
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“I think it is suffering with a purpose. It’s Catholic culture, which in turn is Franciscan culture. The thing that makes Catholic culture different from the rest of the world is redemptive suffering.”
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“I would say the Franciscan culture is defined by the way in which the passionately Catholic nature of the students permeates the entire school.”
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“I define it as the ‘womb’. It’s more of a sheltered place, but it’s preparing you in your faith to be ‘birthed’ into the world.”
Photos by Layna Corbett