Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Danielle Haley
Echo Class:
Echo 21 Parish Apprentice
Echo Placement:
Sheboygan South Catholic Parishes
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Hometown:
Silver Spring, Maryland
Undergraduate Institution & Area(s) of Study:
University of Maryland, 2024
Marketing, Management
What attracted you to Echo and helped you decide to join the program?
The main thing that attracted me to Echo was the program’s focus on forming the whole person. When I applied, I did not realize how much I was seeking that kind of deeper faith formation. I want to become more grounded in my Catholic Faith and I felt that Echo's professional, spiritual, communal, and intellectual components would help me.
What advice would you give to Echo applicants?
Prayer is so important when you are making a big life change so ensure that you are inviting the Lord into your decision. Ask Him to guide you through the application and show you what the next step is and He will take care of the rest. If it is His plan, He will not fail you and if He says "no," just remember that He has something else beautiful in store for you.
Lucia Sgroi
Echo Class:
Echo 21 Parish Apprentice
Echo Placement:
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Plymouth, WI
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Hometown:
South Bend, Indiana
Undergraduate Institution & Area(s) of Study:
University of Notre Dame , 2024
Psychology and Studio Art (double major)
What are your favorite hobbies and activities outside of your ministry work?
I enjoy both watching and playing pretty much any sport (specifically volleyball, pickleball, and soccer). I love to paint, thrift, hike, hang out with friends, and generally be around people.
What attracted you to Echo and helped you decide to join the program?
I worked two summers in college for Notre Dame Vision (a Catholic weeklong camp for high school students) and I felt an incredible sense of fulfillment and joy. I knew that I desired to live in community as I had those two summers on Notre Dame's campus with other college students and I wanted to help others come to know the incomprehensible love of Christ.
What do you hope to do after Echo?
I am considering being a Catholic counselor or an art therapist if I decide to take a different path from campus ministry and parish work. The Echo program allows me such a deep understanding of the faith that I will be quite equipped to incorporate my faith into whatever psychology practice I may enter later in life.