Stories with Students: On Commitment

“In Nigeria, every young boy does this from a certain age. So, when you turn about eight years old, until maybe when you're 14 or 15, you go to the church and you serve mass with the priest. But the thing is, the college I was in, in Hungary, was not a Catholic school. I didn't have the opportunity to serve like I do now. So when I decided to transfer, and I knew I was transferring to a Jesuit school where there will be a chapel and a priest, I mean, I started immediately. I came here and it was one of my things I needed to tick off my bucket list. You know, sometimes that is the only thing I look forward to: Sunday, just having to hold that cross, sing along with the crowd, stand there with my hands folded in front of the congregation. It brings back that nostalgia. I don’t think I’ve ever missed a Sunday, really.” 

-M.A.