Study Abroad in Costa Rica: Puerto Viejo

For the spring 2019 semester, Leilim Chang-Salazar was accepted to the Universidad Veritas in Costa Rica through the American Institute for Foreign Study as a study-abroad student representing Albertus Magnus College. While overseas, she currently is enrolled in classes ranging from Philosophy, to Spanish, to International Marketing. “The most recent trip I took was going

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Second Week of Lent Reflection

Scripture: “While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.”Luke 9:29 Reflection: Today we read the Gospel story of the Transfiguration of Jesus.  Taking his disciples off alone, Jesus is “changed in appearance.”  It is as if, at the beginning of his turn toward Calvary, there is a moment

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First Week of Lent Reflection

Scripture Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be temptedLuke 4: 1 Reflection The first Sunday of Lent always begin with Jesus alone in the desert for 40 days.  The desert is not a good place to be alone and certainly

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Choose Kindness: An Ash Wednesday Reflection

Scripture:“For gracious and merciful is God, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.”Joel 2:13 Reflection:Choose Kindness is the Albertus theme for Lent this year. The Gospel reading from Matthews presents an invitation to be aware, to reflect and to act with kindness in how we are in right relationship with ourselves, with

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Study Abroad in Costa Rica

For the spring 2019 semester, Leilim Chang-Salazar was accepted to the Universidad Veritas in Costa Rica through the American Institute for Foreign Study as a study-abroad student representing Albertus Magnus College. While overseas, she currently enrolled in classes ranging from Philosophy, to Spanish, to International Marketing. “My experience abroad thus far has been amazing. At

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