First Things First

2023-05-17T18:10:34+00:00

Everyday during the school year, the Newman Center staff and FOCUS missionaries begin the day with a Eucharistic Holy Hour. As students encounter Christ, they've started to join and have even made it a daily habit. Patrick and Anthony are two such students who make the sacrifice to wake up early to make time for prayer. "Discipleship formation with the missionaries has changed my perspective on prayer and how necessary it is to make time for it," says Patrick, a sophomore who leaves his house at 7am to make it to Holy Hour. "Going consistently now, I can't imagine my mornings [...]