Shortly before Easter, the Integritas group participated in CommUniversity Day, a South Bend-wide day of service bringing together students from Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, and Indiana University of South Bend with community members to collaborate on projects for local nonprofit agencies and the city's parks and public spaces. The Integritas students spent two hours at Our Lady of the Road, a drop-in center operated by the Catholic Worker Community, doing some spring cleaning. They deep-cleaned the bathrooms, cleaned out the garden closet, sorted donations, mixed the compost, and prepared the garden beds for spring planting. It was amazing to see how much they were able to accomplish in a short time, and their help was very much appreciated. This weekend, Integritas travels to Gethsemani, Kentucky for a three day retreat at the Trappist monastery where Thomas Merton was a monk.
At the end of the Easter octave, the Integritas program took a retreat
to Gethsemani, KY to pray with the monks of the Trappist monastery where
Thomas Merton lived. For an indication of how they found the experience
of praying the Liturgy of the Hours with the Trappists, when we
returned to campus on Sunday evening, the students headed straight to
the Basilica for a vespers service!
