Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2019 Comments Off on Discovering Vocation
by Ben Martella My internship with the Center for Faith and Vocation was the first time that I had the opportunity to sit down and dissect the term vocation. I had always thought of the word and the concept of vocation as a solely religious term that would have no value in my agnostic philosophy […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2019 Comments Off on “What will you do with your Second Chance?”
by Alaina Hanke Working at the Expungement Help Desk for the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic has been a very positive and eye-opening experience. I work face to face with people who have experienced the injustices of our criminal justice system, looking for a second chance to change their lives around. The system does not give […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 18th, 2019 Comments Off on Just Peace Internship:Helping to make a better world
by Grace Langford I worked at First Congregational United Church of Christ as the Just Peace intern. First Congregational Church passed a covenant last January to become a Just Peace church but wanted to know how to fully embody their Just Peace covenant better. Therefore, they decided to hire a Just Peace intern. In August, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2019 Comments Off on Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story Film Recap
Last Thursday, on the last day of All in Week, the CFV partnered with the Center for Interfaith Cooperation as well as the Spirit and Place Festival to screen the latest film in the New View Series, “Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story.” This film explores the life of one of the most […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2019 Comments Off on Project Grace: Expungement Work
by Maggie Kieffer When I walked into the first day of my internship with the Project GRACE Help Desk, I was just kind of thrown into the work. Over the course of the semester I have had the privilege of helping some really patient, kind, wonderful people; and when I had to deal with someone […]
Posted in CFV Interns, Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2019 Comments Off on Valuing Similarities and Differences
by Rachael Jacobs Over this past semester I had an internship with Catholic Charities teaching English to refugees. For this blog post I have decided to talk about the part of my experience that was both the most rewarding and the most challenging. About halfway through the semester, as I wrote one of my journal […]
Posted in CFV Interns, Uncategorized on May 1st, 2019 Comments Off on Communications for a Good Cause: Gaining appreciation for the CFV’s mission
by Julia Bluhm My communications internship at the CFV this semester not only helped me build my communications skills, but it helped me better understand my own sense of vocation and what kind of career I’m interested in. Aside from gaining tons of experience in graphic design, social media marketing, and making continuous social media […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 13th, 2018 Comments Off on Communications Skills and Creative Freedom
by Madeline Mleziva, ’21 This semester I have interned as the Center for Faith and Vocation’s Communications Intern. This Internship has given me the opportunity to experience many programs on campus and learn many new skills. My favorite part has been the chance to work with and assist many different outreach programs. Typically, my main […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2018 Comments Off on
by Kylene Warne, ’20 As an Elementary Education and Theatre major, my internship at Catholic Charities proved to be a unique and profound experience. I served as an Education intern through the Outreach and Education program and was in charge of planning and leading English classes held and two different community centers two days of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2018 Comments Off on Trinity Free Clinic: Showing Kindness, Dignity and Respect
by Lyla Iannaconne, ’19 This semester, I have been fulfilling an internship at Trinity Free Clinic in Carmel, IN doing marketing. The clinic is a catholic, non-profit organization with a mission to provide free medical and dental care to uninsured and underinsured people in the Hamilton County area. Not only do they want to provide […]
