Deconstructing FOCUS: Part Seven

This is the seventh episode on FOCUS Catholic, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. FOCUS a ministry with more than 1000 young people based largely on college campuses around the United States and which last year had a revenue of $126 million. In this episode, Christine reflects on her years as a FOCUS missionary, in religious life with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, and working for a Catholic parish run by a FOCUS priest. She learned from Curtis Martin a simple formula: love God, discover a vocation, and live it out. And she pursued this promise, even amidst financial strain, vocational pressures, breaches of trust, burnout, and more. Ultimately, this is a story of survival, of finding sunshine, and of help and hope in the darkest moments. 1:20 — Christine’s story and the purpose of life 3:14 — Early experiences with faith and fundraising 5:10 — Burnout, mental health, and hospitalization 7:07 — Finding herself beyond faith expectations 8:34 — Helpers, gratitude, and protecting herself from false promises