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vincent
“I’m on the men’s club volleyball team. We play in tournaments in the Spring
and practice throughout the year. I’m the treasurer this year and I just sprained
my ankle. It hurt, and now I’m in a boot. The rash from the crutches is the
worst! I usually turn to God in times like these and before I play games. I’ve
grown a lot closer to God since college because of Christ the King. I first heard
about the place from graduates who came to school here, and I wanted to be
involved with it. I liked the close-knit community of people who share similar
beliefs, so I joined a bible study and went to SLS last year, which is a conference
of 10,000 Catholic students from all over the country. Right before mass one
time there, we were looking at the priests as they processed in, and there
were just hundreds of priests lined up to process in together. It was a pretty
powerful image because of all of the people that share the same faith that I
do. I like seeing how people share their faith in a way that they’re comfortable
with, especially in college. Just to see that gives me hope that college isn’t such
a dark place. When a lot of people get here, they want to have the college
experience, so a lot of them turn away. I think it’s important to get involved
with whatever religion you practice. You should set aside some time during
the week for God like going to an event at a church or going to a bible study
to make you not forget about your faith. I lead a bible study now. It helps you
create really good friendships and meet new people. It’s one of the coolest
things to see someone growing in their faith, and it’s one of the things that
makes me the happiest about being here. I think it makes the Lord happy!”