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A college student shares her complicated relationship with her Catholic faith

NPR | By Janet W. Lee
Published April 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM EDT

For NPR's College Podcast Challenge, one student discusses her complicated relationship with her Catholic faith, and shares advice for other young people asking the same big questions in life.

This is an excerpt from "Given A Miracle" by Ashley Blum, a student at Hofstra University. Her story is a finalist in the 2024 NPR College Podcast Challenge.

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