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Search anything FOCUS.ORG Home What We Do About Find a Missionary Chaplains Careers Give Campuses Team Annual Reports Contact My Focus Missions Shop STUDENT SITE FOCUS blog, resources and stories can all be found on the FOCUS student site. Get involved by getting connected with a person on your campus. Visit focusoncampus.org Blog What We Do Campus Life Missions FOCUS Conferences Varsity Catholic FOCUS Greek Lifelong Mission Evangelization Through Beauty Parish Outreach About Mission Statement Our Story News & Press Room Leadership Annual Reports FAQ Careers Speakers FOCUS Alumni Campuses Bulletin Board Find a Missionary Find a Campus Chaplains Blog Shop Give Ways to Give Planned Giving How Can We Help? Missionaries Campuses Donor Portal Search anything Home What We Do About Missionaries Chaplains Get Involved Give Team Annual Reports Contact My Focus Missions Shop Home What We Do Give Student Site More Urgency Approach Impact Reach Give Give A Generation of Hope Welcome to FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students This is our story. Learn more about FOCUS, discover the heart behind the mission, meet our missionaries and find out how you can support the apostolate. focus.org Connect on campus. See the FOCUS campus map, find Bible studies and faith resources, check out the blog and get in touch with missionaries at your school. focusoncampus.org -- -- Who We Are The Fellowship of Catholic University Students is a Catholic collegiate outreach whose mission is to share the hope and joy of the gospel with college and university students, inspiring and equipping them for a lifetime of Christ-centered evangelization, discipleship and friendships in which they lead others to do the same. Only 30 percent of Americans who were raised Catholic are still practicing. - Sherry Weddell, “Forming Intentional Disciples” The “fastest-growing religious demographic in the United States” are people who list their faith as “unaffiliated.” *The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey (Pew, 2008) Almost 80% of those who leave the Catholic faith do so by the age of 23. *Faith in Flux: Changes in the Religious Affiliation in the U.S. (Pew, 2009) Previous Next Our Approach We win the hearts of college students, build them in the faith and send them to the world. Win -- Know, Love and Serve God We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures. Build -- Build Virtuous Friendships By building genuine friendships, we meet students on a deeper level. Send -- Teach Others to Share Christ We teach students how to share the gospel, who in turn teach other students how to pass it on … Previous Next “For if we received the love which restores meaning to our lives, how can we fail to share that love with others?” - Pope Francis -- Our Impact More than 730 Missionaries Serving 172 Locations More than 900 decisions to pursue religious vocations Over 2,400 mission trip participants More than 7,100 students in one-on-one discipleship Nearly 17,000 SEEK2019 attendees “For if we received the love which restores meaning to our lives, how can we fail to share that love with others?” - Pope Francis -- Our lives have been transformed by Jesus Christ and our greatest desire is to transform lives with the joy of the Gospel. We are building future leaders for the Church through mission trips, Bible studies and conferences. -- If you don’t know FOCUS, we challenge you to meet a FOCUS missionary and to hear their story. Guided by the Holy Spirit, FOCUS is one of Christ’s best weapons. - Steve and Theresa Paul, Benefactors I saw women who, through Christ, recognized their own value and worth in a way that I physically ached to experience….Without judgement they led me, just as I was, to an encounter with Christ. - Julia Galanski, Student From day one, I knew that FOCUS had to be integral to evangelizing the 5,000 Catholics at Eastern Washington University. - Fr. Paul Heric, Chaplain Previous Next Launching college students into lifelong Catholic mission More than winning campuses Renewing Parishes Beyond graduation, FOCUS alumni enter parishes all across the country, equipped to carry on the Great Commission. Inspiring Vocations We help young people find the path God has for them, inspiring countless religious vocations and holy, healthy marriages. Reaching the World FOCUS alumni lead their families, friends, coworkers and fellow parishioners into a meaningful relationship with Christ. Join With Us Help us reach the hearts and minds of this generation. Give “For if we received the love which restores meaning to our lives, how can we fail to share that love with others?” - Pope Francis Home What We Do About Chaplains Careers Campuses Pray Give Annual Reports Contact focusoncampus.org Join our mailing list Subscribe Made with Glass Canvas...