--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Isabella Bianco description: Isabella Bianco is a junior at the University of Notre Dame and was a 2014 Notre Dame Vision Mentor-in-Faith. --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS ## Isabella Bianco ![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Author_images/McGrath%20Logo%20Stamp.png) Isabella Bianco is a junior at the University of Notre Dame and was a 2014 Notre Dame Vision Mentor-in-Faith. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FullofGraceBanner.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/16/god-in-the-darkness-full-of-grace) ## [God in the Darkness: Full of Grace](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/16/god-in-the-darkness-full-of-grace) Published by [Isabella Bianco](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/isabella-bianco) Senior year of high school started just as one would expect it to. I hit the ground running juggling school, sports, student council, clubs, and the dreaded college application process. My friends and I trudged along with hopeful anticipation for second semester. Our minds were occupied with the anxieties of college decision letters and the typical stresses of senior year. Nothing else seemed to m... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [March 16, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/16/god-in-the-darkness-full-of-grace) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [Full of Grace](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/full-of-grace) / [Notre Dame](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/notre-dame) / [Notre Dame Vision](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/notre-dame-vision) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fisabella-bianco%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fisabella-bianco%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fisabella-bianco%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fisabella-bianco%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Blog%20Posts%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Isabella%20Bianco) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fisabella-bianco%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fisabella-bianco%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Blog Posts (113)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) - [Easter (24)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/easter) - [Mass for Millennials (21)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mass-for-millennials) - [mystagogy (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mystagogy) - [timothypomalley (13)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/timothypomalley) - [Notre Dame (12)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/notre-dame) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life