Catholic Community at Stanford

09/06/2026

Introducing our wonderful FOCUS Missionaries!

Meet Camille!
Year: 4th year FOCUS Missionary
Major: Praying & playing (ok but actually I studied human bio)
Hometown: Wichita, KS & Flower Mound, TX
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: I have a special devotion to the manger of Jesus ¨̮ (ask me about it sometime!!)
Favorite thing to do on campus: Meet and get to know students!!!!!

Meet Andres!
Year: FOCUS Missionary
Major: Biomedical Engineering for both Undergrad and Master’s
Hometown: Delray Beach, Florida
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Joseph; Litany of Humility
Favorite thing to do on campus: I don’t know yet, but if I were to predict it, it’s probably going to be hanging out with students in many capacities, especially if it’s playing Spikeball

Meet Kayla!
Year: 2nd year FOCUS missionary!
Major: Studied Public Health at UC Berkeley :)
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!!!! & my patron saint is St. John of God
Favorite thing to do on campus: Meeting students!!! So excited!

09/05/2026

Meet our Executive Team!

Meet Leslie, co-president of our undergraduate ministry team!
Year: Senior
Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Wichita, KS
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Faustina / Prayer of St. Francis
Favorite thing to do on campus: Pickup soccer or getting matcha/coffee and doing work outside with friends!

Meet Naomi, co-president of our undergraduate ministry team!
Year: Senior
Major: Computer Science + Education minor
Hometown: Morgan Hill, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Litany of Humility
Favorite thing to do on campus: Laying in the sun and meeting new ppl!

Meet Ryan!
Year: Junior
Major: Physics
Hometown: Dallas, TX
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. John Bosco
Favorite thing to do on campus: I like to bike around Lake Lagunita (especially during the rare times when it has water) and play basketball at Manzanita.

09/04/2026

Introducing our Outreach Committee!

Meet Sloane!
Year: Junior
Major: Philosophy
Hometown: Hunt Valley, Maryland
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Michael
Favorite thing to do on campus: Read or chat at Coupa

Meet Bennett!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Jude
Favorite thing to do on campus: Go to the Farillaga Climbing Wall

Meet Giselle!
Year: Senior
Major: Design (Physical + Manufacturing)
Hometown: Porterville, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: The Memorare is my all-time favorite prayer, and recently, I have been connecting with Mother Teresa! I recommend reading her “I Thirst” letter!!!
Favorite thing to do on campus: Waking up early to run at sunrise, then visiting Jesus during 8am Adoration at Old Union!!

Meet Ryan!
Year: Junior
Major: Physics
Hometown: Dallas, TX
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. John Bosco
Favorite thing to do on campus: I like to bike around Lake Lagunita (especially during the rare times when it has water) and play basketball at Manzanita

Meet Ariana!
Year: Junior
Major: History & Mathematics
Hometown: Constanța, Romania
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Maximilian Kolbe is my favorite saint. I have strong devotion to the 7 blessed martyred bishops of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church and to Blessed Vladimir Ghika.
Favorite thing to do on campus: Read in the Bender Room of Green Library!

09/03/2026

Introducing our Service & Justice Committee!

Meet Yudith!
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Redmond, Oregon
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Padre Pio
Favorite thing to do on campus: Go on runs!

Meet Joey!
Year: Senior
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Plainfield, IL
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Augustine
Favorite thing to do on campus: Compete in hacking competitions as part of the Stanford cybersecurity club

Meet Nathan!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Lafayette, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Oscar Romero
Favorite thing to do on campus: Watch movies at the Stanford Theater

09/02/2026

Next up is our Frosh Outreach Committee!

Meet Lino!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Frisco, TX
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Lawrence of Rome
Favorite thing to do on campus: Do work/read on Meyer green

Meet Karen!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Pomona, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Litany of Trust 🫂
Favorite thing to do on campus: Stargazing @ the Mausoleum! ✨

Meet Sabina!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Westfield, Indiana
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Faustina, the Roman Martyrs, & the Sacred Heart
Favorite thing to do on campus: Walks around Lake Lag, especially at dusk!

Meet Gabriela!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Computer Science + Education minor
Hometown: Campina Grande, Brazil
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Francis of Assisi
Favorite thing to do on campus: Going to daily lunch after daily mass :D

Meet Zayd!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Math and Classics
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Paul, Spiritual Communion
Favorite thing to do on campus: Writing for the Stanford Review. I sometimes spend as much time writing articles as doing schoolwork.

Meet Rosario!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Watsonville
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Catherine of Siena
Favorite thing to do on campus: My favorite thing to do at Stanford is hangout with friends by studying or going to events around campus!

09/02/2026

Next up is our Frosh Outreach team!

Meet Lino!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Frisco, TX
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Lawrence of Rome
Favorite thing to do on campus: Do work/read on Meyer green

Meet Karen!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Pomona, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Litany of Trust 🫂
Favorite thing to do on campus: Stargazing @ the Mausoleum! ✨

Meet Sabina!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Westfield, Indiana
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Faustina, the Roman Martyrs, & the Sacred Heart
Favorite thing to do on campus: Walks around Lake Lag, especially at dusk!

Meet Zayd!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Math and Classics
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Paul, Spiritual Communion
Favorite thing to do on campus: Writing for the Stanford Review. I sometimes spend as much time writing articles as doing schoolwork.

Meet Rosario!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Watsonville
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Catherine of Siena
Favorite thing to do on campus: My favorite thing to do at Stanford is hangout with friends by studying or going to events around campus!

Meet Gabriela!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Computer Science + Education minor
Hometown: Campina Grande, Brazil
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Francis of Assisi
Favorite thing to do on campus: Going to daily lunch after daily mass :D

09/01/2026

Leading up to the school year, we want to introduce our undergraduate ministry leaders starting with the Community Building Committee!

Meet Sophia!
Year: Junior
Major: Aero/Astro
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. Elizabeth of Hungary (my patron saint :))
Favorite thing to do on campus: Get coffee with friends!

Meet Joseph!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Philosophy + Mathematics
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: St. John Paul II
Favorite thing to do on campus: Hike the Dish

Meet Litzy!
Year: Senior
Major: Economics and Political Science
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Divine Mercy!!
Favorite thing to do on campus: I love to spend time with my friends in any capacity, whether at the gym, eating food, going to events, playing basketball, or walking around campus. I also love making new friends

Meet Connor!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Biology
Hometown: Katy, Texas
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Michael
Favorite thing to do on campus: Having dinner with my teammates every night

Meet Kassy!
Year: Junior
Major: Economics
Hometown: San Diego, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Fatima Prayer
Favorite thing to do on campus: Gym/yap with Joseph

Meet Nick!
Year: Sophomore
Major: Earth Systems and International Relations
Hometown: Caldwell, Idaho
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Philip Neri and Saint Carlos Acutis
Favorite thing to do on campus: I love doing service events with Camp Kaleidoscope and playing in the LSJUMB!

Meet Fernanda!
Year: Senior
Major: International Relations
Hometown: Lima, Peru
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Favorite thing to do on campus: Adoration at MemChu!

Meet MJ!
Year: Junior
Major: Political Science
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Pope John Paul II
Favorite thing to do on campus: Have insightful conversations about philosophy and politics with interesting people

Meet Joy!
Year: Junior 
Major: Bioengineering
Hometown: Northlake, Illinois
A Saint/Prayer you connect with: Saint Anthony of Padua (I lose everything…): “Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony, please come around, what was lost needs to

08/30/2026