Evangelization & Culture Podcast The College Beat: Catholicism on College Campuses w/ Caroline Kurt
Oct 28, 2025
In this discussion, Caroline Kurt, a Senior English major at Hillsdale College and an insightful contributor to The Collegian, sheds light on the challenges faced by Catholic students today. She explores how family faith and early formation shaped her own beliefs, even through personal struggles like her mother's illness. Caroline emphasizes the vital role of free speech and the search for meaning among students, critiquing the factors that lead many to drift from their faith. With a hopeful perspective, she advocates for Catholicism's relevance and the importance of nurturing a vibrant campus community.
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Formed By A Devout Family
- Caroline grew up in a devout Catholic household in the northern Chicago suburbs as the oldest of four.
- Her parents prioritized Mass, family prayer, and Catholic schooling which shaped her faith from earliest memory.
Eucharist At School Every Day
- At Willows Academy Caroline attended daily Mass and had 24/7 access to the Blessed Sacrament in a chapel down the hall.
- That constant Eucharistic presence deepened her love for the Eucharist and shaped her spiritual life.
Mother's Illness Shaped Her Faith
- Caroline's mother battled colon cancer through Caroline's childhood and kept family life as normal as possible.
- That steady example taught Caroline to carry suffering with humor, love, and acceptance of God's will.
