BY LUKE MURRAY

“City on a Hill was the spark that led to a reversion to the faith. It led to lots of opportunities to grow in faith and make fruitful friendships. And, City on a Hill is where Angela and I met! For Angela, it was the first time in her life she met so many Catholics who truly loved and lived out…”

BY LUKE MURRAY

“City on a Hill was the spark that led to a reversion to the faith. It led to lots of opportunities to grow in faith and make fruitful friendships. And, City on a Hill is where Angela and I met! For Angela, it was the first time in her life she met so many Catholics who truly loved and lived out…”

BY BRIAN JACOBSON

“By allowing me to long for Catholic community, however, God made His response to my prayer only more beautiful and bountiful. Starting with Sip & Smoke men’s events in June, I was greeted with the hospitality of City on a Hill and the hunger in my heart for Catholic community was finally nourished…”

BY BRIAN JACOBSON

“I sat down with Hannah Dustman, a young adult in the community who is seeking holiness and not settling for mediocrity. We spoke of courage, the Rosary, the pain of waiting and much more.

We know the Lord calls us to live magnanimity: literally, greatness of soul…”

BY MATTHEW CONNELL & JOHN LECHTENBERG

“Realizing his foundational beliefs about God still held firm, Jobe began to explore different denominations. One day, a friend who was also exploring invited him to attend St. Isidore’s Catholic Church on KSU’s campus.

Jobe recounted, ‘I joined him, and immediately, I was struck by the tradition and the beauty of it, and that kind of led me down a rabbit hole of exploring the faith…’ “

BY LUKE MURRAY

“City on a Hill provided me the opportunity to cultivate relationships with other young adults who strived for holiness and sainthood, and these friendships helped to hold me accountable as well. It allowed me to discern my vocational path intentionally and fully. City on a Hill was a large catalyst in helping…”

BY KATE TINIO

“Holiness, after all, doesn’t just happen. It grows slowly, like grace building upon nature, as Aquinas reminds us.

Each talk over the weekend echoed this pattern. Topics moved deliberately from the interior life of prayer, to the freedom of detachment…”

BY KELSEY PORTER

“Through the years, I have witnessed the givenness that JPII speaks of in our CCS community: people who truly desire to give themselves, their time, talent, and treasure, through acts of service. As young adults prepare for their vocations…”

BY MATILDA PUGH, MIA PALITTO AND BRANDI STACKELBECK

“As I looked around the room, I saw these gifts lived out in countless ways: in the way women listen with open hearts, love without reservation, and give of themselves in ways that often go unnoticed. Receptivity is found in the friend who makes space for another’s burdens, sensitivity in a mother who anticipates her child’s needs before a word is spoken…”

BY LUKE MURRAY

“Vocations will thrive in any community that is fired up for the faith. City on a Hill is a great example of that truth. The very presence of young people who care about their faith and are seeking holiness is encouraging to anyone who has felt called to serve in consecrated service to the Church…”

BY ADAM PANE

“The roots of hospitality are service, generosity, compassion—but most importantly, God’s love.

Before Christ’s passion, our Lord’s last cherished moments took place at table. He washed his disciples’ feet, announced that…”