S.O.U.L. Trips

Tulsa, OK

Christina H. – The Four Pillars

My time here in Rochester, even just these past three days, has been quite the eye-opening experience, and wonderful in so many ways, in terms of all four pillars of SOUL: Faith, Service, Community, and Transformation. Here in Rochester, we're staying with the Sisters...

Jake H. – Halfway Point

Following the pattern of the usual day this week, Wednesday started with morning prayer at 6:45, followed by breakfast before we headed to school for our third day with the kids. Today I was working in the language arts classroom like I’ve done the past couple of...

Enitan O. – Community Talks

It was officially our third school day, and I think we were all getting adjusted to the school life in Browning. Even with the change of plans we were able to meet three Browning community members, who took the time to talk to us and and share some education. The...

Bri J. – Crazy, Joyful, and Faithful

The three words that described day two at school were, crazy, joyful, and faithful.  I had the opportunity to grow close to a lot of the 5th grade students today.  When working one on one with the students, they are very curios on getting to know me.  However, I must...

Erica C. – Teaching and Learning

Similar to Monday, we began our day at 6:45am with morning prayer. For breakfast we were treated to a variety of delicious bagels and were then chauffeured to school by 7:30 am. My morning began with sitting in as the science class teacher with Claire for the morning...

Claire K. – Tulsa First Day of School

It was an early start this morning with 6:45am prayer with Brothers Kevin and Richard.  They are both wonderful and have kept us laughing and full of good food since we came. San Miguel Middle School starts at 7:30am every morning so, after a quick breakfast we headed...

Bailey O. – First Day of School

First day of school! What a day! We started out the day playing in the gym with the kids for morning recess. They were initially very shy, but as recess progressed our volleyball game grew and grew. Moving into the classroom, it was a wonderful experience to get to...

Cassidy M. – Day 3

Greetings from Montana! Yesterday was our first full day of being in Montana and our day started the best way- breakfast and conversation. Because it was Sunday, we went to mass. At mass there was less people than there would have been, but the importance of community...

Jacob K. – The 26-Hour Train Ride

Greetings from Browning, Montana! After a 26-hour train ride from Winona to Browning, we have arrived at the Holy Family Mission. This is my first SOUL trip and long train ride experience, so it was a day filled with new experiences. Speaking of new experiences, the...

SMUMN Goes to World Youth Day 2019

SMUMN Goes to World Youth Day 2019

Join SMUMN for World Youth Day 2019 In January 2019, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota will host a group of students to join the hundreds of thousands who are making a pilgrimage to Panama City, Panama. World Youth Day (WYD) is a worldwide encounter...