Guided by the Campus Ministry Department, the Cabrini Sophomore Service Day and Retreat invited students to step beyond the classroom and experience faith in action. The day is an opportunity to live out one of Cabrini’s core values and meaningful service. Through encounters with the Church’s diversity, sophomores discovered that faith is not only studied but lived. These two days helped students connect what they learn about the Church with real opportunities to serve and grow together as a faith community.
On Monday, November 3, the day began at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church’s Lantern Light Ministry, where students prepared meals for more than 200 individuals experiencing homelessness and displacement. They also organized donated clothing by size to help ensure that guests could receive items that met their needs with dignity and care. In addition, students deepened their understanding of Ecclesiology, the study of the Church, by visiting three Catholic Churches representing different rites: Roman Catholic, Coptic, and Greek Orthodox. Each visit offered a chance to appreciate the beauty and unity of the Catholic faith through sacred art, architecture, music, and liturgical traditions.
Tuesday, November 4, was the Sophomore Retreat, a day of prayer, reflection, and community building. Through small-group discussions, shared worship, and moments of quiet reflection, students were encouraged to recognize Christ’s presence in their daily lives and to discern how they are called to serve others. The retreat provided a time for students to strengthen their faith, deepen friendships, and grow as a class rooted in compassion and trust in God.
