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F is for FRIENDS and FAITH

This week has been rough.

Hello, everyone! Please excuse my greeting-less first sentence, but I thought I should preface this blog so that you now what’s ahead. With everything’s that happened in the media these past weeks, I find it appropriate to make this blog post about finding and restoring faith on campus.

I myself was having a very hard time dealing with what was happening in the media. I felt upset and confused and hurt and uneasy. But I forgot something about the Holy Cross community:

It is so incredibly supportive.

I’ll tell you why:

1) Friends – these are the people to lean on.

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My a cappella group “Fools on the Hill.” Our Co-Founders’ 10th year anniversary happened to land on our Thursday 10pm Cool Beans performance. We serenaded them with “Shut up and Dance” and “Valerie.”
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My resident’s friends decorated her door for her birthday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Faith – there are so many places on campus to restore or explore your faith. This Wednesday, there was an Inter-faith Prayer Vigil held in the Mary Chapel. We prayed about recent world events, lit candles, and passed peace to one another.

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A sign from the Retreat Center a Protestant Retreat was held at.
My friends taking pictures at the beautiful Retreat Center.
My friends taking pictures at the beautiful Retreat Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) Food – grab a bite with friends at Crossroads, head up to Cool Beans, or simply find a table at Kimball.

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It’s nearly impossible to sit at Kimball without the table fully filling up. Here’s a prime example.

4) Fun – make time for yourself. Take breaks, meet up with friends, go for a walk, knit a scarf — do whatever it takes to calm yourself!

Flyers I made for my hall's "Clueless" program!
Flyers I made for my hall’s “Clueless” program!
RA Lucca and I on Halloween Duty. We were Team Rocket from Pokemon.
RA Lucca and I on Halloween Duty. We were Team Rocket from Pokemon.
One of Holy Cross' female a cappella groups "Off the Record."
One of Holy Cross’ female a cappella groups “Off the Record.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, the blog take-away is: Holy Cross = friends, faith, food, fun. Holy Cross will support you. Holy Cross will surprise you. Holy Cross will serve you as a place of comfort. You will love it.