23 April, 2008

Seminarians from California

Welcome back readers, nice of you to join us. What's that? It's me who hasn't been here in a while? Why, that's preposterous! I'm the author you say? Well, I'll author you, Alice...Bang, Zoom!!!
Sorry about that. Occasionally, I break into a Honeymooners rant.

In real news, the seminary was pleased last week to play host to three seminarians from way out in California. Two of them (the ones pictured in cassocks) are Oblates, Bro. Matthew and Bro. Gustavo, both of them to be perpetually professed and then ordained deacons in the coming months (and then priests the following year). What brought them all the way out to Pennsylvania? Well, just a side trip on the way to St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers. I watched the papal address on TV (and probably heard more words than did my California counterparts), and was especially tickled at the part where he forgot to his Spanish-language address.

In any case, I was glad to meet some of the students from CA. Slowly but surely, I'm beginning to make acquaintances with Oblates from around the globe, which will no-doubt serve me well when I'm among them. For now, I just look forward to the day when I can return the favor of a visit...

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