08/29/2026
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My name is Brooke Roettker and I took the Healing and Hope minimester in May. I was interested in taking this course because at some point everyone is going to experience a loss of some sort and I was interested in seeing how faith can guide people through their grief. This class allowed me to understand the importance of finding healthy ways to manage emotions through times of struggle and hardship. Throughout the minimester, we were able to visit St. Dominic Parish, Fernside Center for Grieving Children, Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Spring Grove Cemetery, and walked around SUAβs campus exploring different memorials for members of the community. Each of these visits offered a new perspective on how to approach the loss of a loved one and showed the importance of realizing grief has no timeline. We also visited the Saint Ursula Archives where we learned about the importance of legacy and were challenged to think of what we want to leave behind. I enjoyed using my faith to understand hardships and experiencing interactive learning and reflection to develop healthy resilience. My name is Brooke Roettker and I took the Healing and Hope minimester this May. I took this course because everyone will eventually experience some kind of loss, and I wanted to see how faith can guide people through grief. This class helped me understand the importance of finding healthy ways to manage emotions during times of struggle and hardship. Throughout the minimester, we visited St. Dominic Parish, Fernside Center for Grieving Children, Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, and Spring Grove Cemetery, and we walked around SUAβs campus exploring different memorials for community members. Each of these visits offered a new perspective on how to approach the loss of a loved one and showed the importance of realizing grief has no timeline. We also visited the Saint Ursula Archives, where we learned about the importance of legacy and were challenged to think of what we want to leave behind. I enjoyed using my faith to understand hardships and experiencing interactive learning and reflection to develop healthy resilience.