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Basically asking philosophical questions about her future as an accountant and her opinions of the future!

Two people who love each other express the meaning of what that entails for them

School project

Paulist Fr. Greg Apparcel is the new director of formation at the Paulist House of Mission and Studies in Washington, D.C. He moved to D.C. in October, 2020, after serving for 16 years as head of our ministry in Rome,...

Brian Bruess and Debbie Faase share thoughts on how friendship, family, hope, and change are key elements to coming home.

Interview with classmate Caleb; where we have a conversation about a scenario and following questions regarding Philosophy.

Colleagues Michael Wilcox (35) and Richard Lynch (53) share a conversation about their work at Re-entry Alliance Pensacola (REAP), how they came to that work, and about homelessness in Pensacola.

Katie Kringstad talks about her journey with God and finding her purpose in life.

Ann Marie Newman shares how she changed her weakness into her life vocation with help from the library.

Friends and coworkers Jazzlyne Jackson (23) and Shinethia Ivey (58) share a conversation about what led them to become teachers, how they ended up working at the same school, the value of connecting with students, and the challenges and rewards...

The people involved in the interview are William McFarland (13) and Forest “Will” Roberts (89), Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandson. In the interview, we covered Will’s early life, what it was like growing up, meeting the love of his life, having children,...

Paulist Fr. Steven Petroff is pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome. In this interview with Emanuele Sesta, Fr. Steve reflects on the 99-year-old Paulist ministry in the Eternal City and shares his own vocation story. To see...

I interviewed Sister Faustina of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth during the 2018 FOCUS Student Leadership Summit for Catholic college students in Chicago to ask her about her vocation story and a little bit about her life...

Rebeca Barroso was born in Cuba and migrated to the United States with her parents at the age of 13. Rebeca's interest in nursing came through a circuitous route through the late 1960s and early 1970s women's health movement, a...

For a school project we had to interview our peers with philosophical questions pertaining to their career choice.

vocation

Rebecca Lahti and Dr. Michael Lukens discuss how he found his way to St. Norbert, stories of the college’s evolution, spending time with Elie Wiesel, returning to a love of studying, and marveling at everyday wonders of the universe.

Jaime interviews Reg about growing up in southern California and his experience navigating predominantly Mexican-American and predominantly white schools and how that influences his teaching and conception of vocation.

Maddie Parrish shares a few more concepts from Psychology of Environmental Stewardship that she plans to use in her future career as a sustainability professional.

Paulist Fr. Joe Ciccone is vice rector of St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome, Italy. The parish serves Americans and other English-speaking Catholics in the Eternal City. In this interview with Emanuele Sesta, Fr. Joe reflects on his vocation...

In this interview conducted on November 26,2017 in Manhattan Beach, California, Amanda Scott(15) interviews her mom Carrie Scott about life. Carrie talked about how Amanda’s life has affected hers. Carrie is proud of Amanda and thinks many great things of...

Paulist Fr. Tom Gibbons serves as the director of development and production at Paulist Productions in Los Angeles. In this interview with Emanuele Sesta, Fr. Tom speaks about being a priest with a full-time job and how he strives to...

Paulist Fr. Mike Cruickshank is an associate pastor at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew and associate director of the Catholic Information Center, both in GrandRapids, MI. In this interview with Emanuele Sesta, he shares his vocation story and more. To...

A couple reflect on their time together as they say goodbye from a place of love.

In this interview with Emanuele Sesta, Paulist Fr. Frank Sabatté discusses his life, vocation story and ministry. Fr. Frank is currently the Artist-In-Residence for the Paulist Fathers in New York City and the Director of “Openings”, an artist collective. He...