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This past Saturday members of the Ventura Chapter of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL) came to campus for the group’s fifth annual Thomas Aquinas College seminar. A national organization dedicated to the growth and spiritual formation of the country’s Latino leaders, CALL has deep connections in Southern California and with the College. The Most Rev. José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, is the group’s episcopal moderator, and a graduate of the College, attorney Justin Alvarez (’97), leads its Ventura Chapter.

Attendees at the CALL Saturday’s event began with Mass in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, offered by College Chaplain Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J. They then met for a 90-minute seminar in St. Bernardine of Siena Library. A member of the faculty who is also a graduate of the College, Dr. Elizabeth Reyes (’03), led the discussion, which focused on Psalms 51, 53, and 139.

After the seminar, attendees continued the conversation over a buffet lunch in St. Joseph Commons followed by a discussion about the College and a tour of the campus.