After defeating Duke University 46-7, and Washington and Lee 30-29, the Christendom rugby team reigned supreme at the Cardinal Conference Tournament for the third year in a row, earning themselves a spot in the NSCRO National playoffs.
“OUR CHRISTENDOM OUR CHRISTENDOM FAMILY IS AN EXTENSION OF OF OUR OUR OWN” OWN How an Alumni Family is Having a Growing How an Alumni Family Is Having a Growing Impact Impact on Society and the Church
on Society and the Church
As a young professional living in the As young professional living Briggs in the FrontaRoyal area, Christendom alumna Catherine (‘11)
Front Royal Christendom alumna ’11 has has had the area, unique opportunity to seeCatherine first-handBriggs the college’s had the over unique to see firsthand the college’s growth growth theopportunity years. Consequently, she’s seen the increasingly over the years. Consequently, she’s seen the increasingly stark stark contrast between the culture on Christendom’s campus contrast betweenofthe onday. Christendom’s campus and the and the culture ourculture modern culture of“Young our modern peopleday. today are facing so many incredible “Young people today are facing so many challenges,” shares Catherine. “I look aroundincredible when I’mchalon lenges,” shares Catherine. “I look around when I’m on campus campus and see these young men and women as my future coand see these young and women mywell-formed future co-workers, workers, doctors, andmen lawyers. And we as need leaders doctors, and lawyers. And we need well-formed leaders now now more than ever.” more than Asever.” alumni representative for her 2011 graduating class As alumni her 2011Catherine graduating and an involved representative member of the for community, seesclass her and an involved member of the community, Catherine sees connection with the college since graduation as her “little way” her connection with since graduation as her “little of helping society andthe thecollege Catholic Faith. way” of helping society and the Catholic “I want to make a difference inFaith. the lives of future “I want to make a difference in the lives of future students,” students,” says Catherine. “I have always felt the desire to help says Catherine. “I have always felt the desire to help younger
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younger generations through friendship and mentorship. I can generations friendship mentorship. I can now give now give in athrough more concrete wayand to the spiritual, emotional, and in a more concrete way to the spiritual, emotional, and academic academic formation of these young men and women.” formation of these young men and women.” Catherine views Christendom as integral to her own Catherine views Christendom as integral her own forformation. Growing up in Front Royal, with to alumni parents mation. Growing up in Front Royal, with alumni parents who who met at Christendom and siblings who attended the college met Christendom and in siblings the college beforeat her, Catherine feels many who ways attended that Christendom is before her, Catherine feels that Christendom is, in many ways, an extension of her own family. an herChristendom own family. family as a macrocosm of my extension “I seeofmy “I see family,” my Christendom family“Just as aas macrocosm of my immediate says Catherine. in my own family, immediate family,” says Catherine. “Just as in my own family, Christendom is united through the Eucharist as a communion Christendom is united through as a communion of persons. Christendom’s loyaltythe to Eucharist the Faith provides a strong of persons. Christendom’s loyalty to the Faith provides a strong bond among alumni, promising a home and family that traverse bond among alumni, promising a home and family that traverse time and distance.” time andCatherine’s distance.” parents, Doug and Nancy, feel similarly. Catherine’s Doug andclass, Nancy, Entering with theparents, 1983 graduating just feel two similarly. years afterEnthe tering with the 1983 graduating class, just two years after the college’s founding, the Briggses were some of the college’s first college’s founding, the Briggses were some of the college’s first
