Ave Maria Living Magazine | Issue # 2 | October 2016

"THEWORKOFLIFESITENEWS
IS AMISSIONTOSERVEALL
THEPRO-LIFEAND
PRO-FAMILYGROUPSAND
LEADERSINTHEWORLD, AND
AMISSION, ABOVEALL, TO
SERVETHEWILLOFGOD. "
- STEVE JALSEVAC,
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF
LIFESITENEWS
WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO M AKE THE WORLD M ORE BEAUTIFUL:
CLARE M AAGAD
"I WORKWITHANDFORSUCH
AMAZINGPEOPLE, WHODO
WHATTHEYCANTOFIGHT
FORWHATISRIGHTAND
WHATISTRUE. I AMSO
HUMBLEDBYTHEIR
DEDICATIONANDTHE
SACRIFICESTHEYMAKEIN
ORDERTOSPREADTHENEWS
OFWHAT'SGOINGONINTHE
WORLD, INAWAYTHATYOU
WOULDNEVERREADIN
MAINSTREAMNEWS
OUTLETS. "
- CLARE MAAGAD
"THAT'SALLVERYWELL, BUTTHEREISATHIRDTHINGYOUMUSTDO. YOUMUST
DOSOMETHINGTOMAKETHEWORLDMOREBEAUTIFUL."
- COONEY,BARBARA. (1982). MISS RUMPHIUS. LONDON: VIKING PRESS.
In the first
edition of Ave
Maria Living, we
featured an Ave
Maria University
graduate, Paul
Rush, who has
dedicated his life
to starting a
Missionary
Formation Center
named
"Guadalupe Gardens" in San Marcos,
Nicaragua.
In this edition, and future editions,
we will continue to feature AMU
graduates to let you know where
they are now and what kind of fruit
their lives are bearing in the world.
This section title comes from a
beloved children's book, "Miss
Rumphius." In the story, little Alice
Rumphius wants to grow up to be
like her grandfather. She too wants
to go to faraway places and come
back to live by the sea. Her
grandfather tells Alice "that's all
very well, but there is a third thing
you must do. You must do
something to make the world more
beautiful."
Meet Clare Maagad, AMU University
graduate this month. In many ways,
Clare reminds me of little Alice
Rumphius. Clare was born and
raised in the Philippines. She moved
to the Florida with her family when
she was 11years old. After her
experiences in college, she left her
home near Florida's sandy beaches
and sun-drenched coastlines to
work in different locations across
the country. After several years of
wonderful life experiences, she is
excited to be moving back to Florida
to be near her family and the sea.
But most importantly, she strives to
make the world a more beautiful
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