MARIANIST LIFE Leader Lessons

“The thing I have enjoyed the most about Marianist LIFE is sharing our experiences with our peers. I love passing the mission onto the entire school while taking action to bring our lessons from Tecaboca to Kellenberg to make a change!”

JULIA BARATTA ’23

“During my time at Tecaboca, I was struck by the realization that we may all have different faith journeys, but as a community, we all can experience the truest form of God and grow closer to Him! In terms of bringing the message home, I have most enjoyed coming up with fun slogans and themes for the monthly Masses and presenting personal stories and reflections to inspire and rejuvenate the faith lives of the student body.”

JIMMY GANOSIS ’23

“The biggest lesson I learned at the LIFE program in San Antonio was to never wish anything away. The lack of technology pushed us students to connect with each other and God, and to always live in the moment.”

COLLEEN BAYLEY ’23

“One thing I learned from being in Texas is to always be present. It is easy to always have your mind on the next goal or thinking about the future. But it is extremely difficult to be truly present in whatever situation you are in. Being in Texas helped me learn this through the meditation we would do before prayer services and not having access to our phones.”

JOAQUIN CHUNGATA ’23

“One thing I enjoyed the most is the impact I see our work having on the students. The younger students have been coming up to all of us asking how they can be involved and it’s truly wonderful to see them wanting to strengthen their faith, as well as the faith lives of their classmates!”

GABRIELLE IADEVAIO ’23

“The biggest lesson I have learned from Marianist LIFE is how to grow in faith as a leader. Learning about the faith experiences of other people from around the country has allowed me to better understand how someone else’s faith journey impacts them. This has taught me that as a LIFE Leader, I must understand that everybody is at a different point in their faith life, and it’s important to simply be there to guide them as best as possible. I believe that understanding others has allowed me to deepen my own faith and has given me the skills to help others just as I have been helped.”

NOAH JACKSON ’23

“What I most enjoy about bringing Marianist LIFE back to Kellenberg is having a whole new group of people to share our enthusiasm with. Coming back from Texas, we were all very excited, and it’s so great to see the students here excited with us.”

MATTHEW MEANEY ’23

“The biggest lesson I learned at Marianist LIFE this summer was even though we all shared the same faith, each individual I met was unique. Meeting new people from across the United States gave me the opportunity to learn new cultures and traditions.”

MICAELA MAYWALD ’23

“What I’ve enjoyed most about bringing what I learned from Texas back to Kellenberg is being able to guide younger students to become more adjusted to the Kellenberg routine, and seeing them become more involved in the school. Also working with the other LIFE Leaders and seniors has been a ton of fun.”

“I have enjoyed bringing different ideas and concepts we learned at Tecaboca to help do my part to inspire students at Kellenberg to renew their faith lives. With each new challenge during each month, I have enjoyed seeing how the lessons we learned from Marianist LIFE help Kellenberg students and faculty members alike become closer to God and one another!”

GABRIELLA SANKOVICH ’23

“I have definitely enjoyed seeing students’ faith grow even more at Kellenberg because of the lessons that we brought back from Marianist LIFE. It’s amazing to see the younger kids at school really identify with our new and creative ways of sharing the faith from our different promotion videos to giving WITNESS talks about our journeys.”

KAITLYN MESSINA ’23

“Bringing LIFE to Kellenberg Memorial has brought a new meaning to the school community. I have seen personal growth in myself, especially in the public speaking realm having to speak to an auditorium about my faith journey.”

ZACHARY VOGT ’23