Hailing from the great Catholic city of St. Louis, MO, I grew up loving the Church and the Cardinals. A “cradle Catholic,” my parents fostered the faith within me from my birth, but it wasn’t until high school that I really started owning and exploring Catholicism for myself. Coming into my own during high school, I chose to be very involved in youth ministry and grew incredibly from the experiences that offered.

At Creighton University, I am very involved in some of the Catholic faith formation groups on-campus, and I serve as Service, Faith, and Justice Ambassador of my residence hall. I really enjoy using my gifts and talents for God’s glory when given the opportunity, so occasionally you might hear me singing somewhere and you can always run into me when I’m writing a paper.
I’m excited to see where the next few years of my life lead. Study abroad, grad school, who knows? Life’s been a crazy ride thus far…but my parents claim I turned out alright (if you catch ‘em on a good day c;).

Writing These Reflections:

I like to write. Plain and simple. Some people say I’m not too bad at it. So, if God’s given me the gift to actually make sense when I write, well, then why not use it to bring people closer to him?

That’s why I’m writing these reflections.

e-mail: ElizabethHalfmann@creighton.edu

Compilation author of Ups & Downs: Prayers By & 4 Teens, published by Liguori Publications, © 2010