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Paul Nurse ran a 5K road race this year. In Washington D.C. In the cold. In the snow. Nurse was one of hundreds of Ave Maria University students who braved the elements and traveled to D.C. for the March for Life. He walked and he ran for life. That’s the way the 20-year-old sophomore from Kansas City, Mo. shows his faith on and off campus. Paul wanted to dive deeper into his Catholic faith and found his way to eastern Collier County and AMU. He attended a public high school, was looking for an atmosphere for growing in learning, faith and service. Paul is a member of FIAT, a group of AMU students who visit an Immokalee youth group each week. He calls it a “conversation” with the kids.
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He’s also involved in Mary’s Meals campaign, which provides chronically hungry children with one meal every school day. As part of the AMU Life runners, Paul and about a dozen other students complete a 3-mile run after Mass each Sunday. A few of the runners raced in the Naples Daily News Half Marathon, wearing their blue T-shirts to draw attention to the pro-life cause. He organized Lenten runs that begin and end in prayer. “It’s about the sense of community we have,’’ he said. Paul, who is studying theology and taking pre-med courses, hopes to be a physician one day. “It’s not about the grades we’re getting, it’s about the people we’re becoming.”