Category Archives: Passion

Remember watching The Muppets when you were younger? Which characters are the first that come to mind? For me, I think of Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Rizzo the Rat, and Beaker. Now picture Beaker. According to … Continue reading →

In honor of the Halloween season, this week’s passion blog is dedicated to Halloween at my all-girls Catholic high school, focused specifically on the Halloween dance we hosted called Fall Fling. Let me paint the picture of what Fall Fling … Continue reading →

This week’s passion blog is a little different from those I’ve written in the past. My previous blogs have focused on concrete ideas (uniform, spirit, boys, sports, and religion), but this week I’ve chosen to discuss Kairos. Here at Penn … Continue reading →

This is my first time ever attending a secular school. I was a Catholic school-er for thirteen years, and, before that, I attended a Protestant preschool. Hearing about Jesus on a daily basis was the norm. In grade school, we … Continue reading →

High school sports were a blast. I’m sure a lot of you played for high school sports teams and know exactly what I’m talking about. I’m not saying they weren’t a lot of hard work (I remember being so sore from preseason … Continue reading →

For four years, I barely ever saw boys. Weird, right? At Notre Dame, my class consisted of exactly 100 girls. The school itself held about 500 girls. That’s a lot of girls in one place. The only males I ever … Continue reading →

When searching for colleges, I not only wanted an academically rigorous institution, but I also wanted a school with an overwhelming amount of spirit. I was used to being really excited about and overly attached to my school. Trying to … Continue reading →

One of my greatest worries as an incoming freshman at Penn State was a trivial one: learning to dress myself every morning – a laughable concept to most, but legitimate to me. For twelve years of my life, I wore … Continue reading →