Young man tells NBC Today about WYD conversion, Newsweek to feature Franciscan University
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Steubenville, Ohio, Aug 25, 2005 / 12:00 am (CNA).- Mike Kent grew up Catholic in Florida. He attended the University of Central Florida for a year and played football. Then he went to World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto. "I had an empty feeling in my heart, and I thought it would be filled by partying and things like that," he told NBC's Today show Monday. "It was when I went to World Youth Day in Toronto, Canada, in 2002, and I met the Lord."

The young man's encounter with Jesus was so strong that he withdrew from UCF, left for Rome to learn more about his faith and then enrolled at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Since then, he says, the environment at the Franciscan University has nurtured every aspect of his life.

"Academically, my grades have never been better," says Kent. "When I work, my work ethic is better. I have something to live for."

"We're combining faith and reason, academics and spiritual life," says university president Fr. Terence Henry, "and it seems students hunger for both, and we've got a beautiful way of combining it. It seems to work and the proof is in the pudding,"

The university will be prominently featured in the latest edition of Newsweek. The national magazine has conducted a special study on the surge in spirituality in the United States.

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Published by: Rose Marie Isaac
Mississauga, Ontario 08/30/2005 04:31 PM EST
Same here, Hartman. Also,
I find Pope Benedict's homilies and writings incredibly inspiring- beautiful and powerful. This man is brilliant. I wish the mass media would report larger portions of them- the beauty is lost in soundbites. Anyway, I hope young people will grow to appreciate and be inspired by what they heard from him at World Youth Day.
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Published by: M. E. Hartman
Sunnyvale, CA USA 08/26/2005 02:18 AM EST
Hello,
I am also getting filled with th Holy Spirit. I have never, in my entire life as a cradle catholic, been so drawn to learn more intensively about the faith of my ancestors. I know, the Lord and our Lady are touching lives, more than ever. My prayers go to you and for the intentions of our Holy Father. Amen.
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Published by: Ciaran
Brisbane, Australia 08/25/2005 09:13 PM EST
Events like World Youth Day bring about conversions and healings because they have an atmosphere for belief. We need more events like this, not only papal events, but in every diocese, in every parish.
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Published by: John Sloan
Elgin, Illinois 08/25/2005 12:45 PM EST
When a school is led by the Holy Spirit---things happen and happen and happen. Steubenville is led by the Holy Spirit
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