--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Morgan Widhalm description: Morgan Widhalm is a junior at the University of Notre Dame and a 2014 Mentor-In-Faith with Notre Dame Vision. --- 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 ## Morgan Widhalm ![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Author_images/McGrath%20Logo%20Stamp.png) Morgan Widhalm is a junior at the University of Notre Dame and a 2014 Mentor-In-Faith with Notre Dame Vision. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FullofGraceBanner.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/02/fullofgrace-2) ## [Small Works of Mercy: Full of Grace](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/02/fullofgrace-2) Published by [Morgan Widhalm](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/morgan-widhalm) I used to like to think that I was a very self-sufficient person. And who wouldn’t be proud of that? It’s a trait that our society highly values, especially as students make the transition from high school to college. We hear that it’s great to be able to take care of yourself, to get things done without relying on others, to take responsibility for your actions. Because of this, college is seen a... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [March 02, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/02/fullofgrace-2) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [surrender](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/surrender) / [Full of Grace](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/full-of-grace) / [morganwidhalm](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/morganwidhalm) ### 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%2Fmorgan-widhalm%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%2Fmorgan-widhalm%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%2Fmorgan-widhalm%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fmorgan-widhalm%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Blog%20Posts%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Morgan%20Widhalm) [![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%2Fmorgan-widhalm%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fmorgan-widhalm%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