“After inquiry among the Christian people and upon recommendation of those concerned with their formation, I testify that they have been found worthy.” Thus spoke the sponsor of Frater Moses Pavel (Luke ’14) Blain, O.Praem., moments before the Church welcomed a new priest into her ranks on June 29.
By God’s grace, Frater Moses (Luke ’14) Blain, O. Praem., will be ordained to the Sacred Priesthood of Jesus Christ at the hands of the Most Rev. Bishop Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, California.
“I was drawn to the priesthood somewhat in my early years thanks to the witness (of) some of the priests I knew growing up,” Rev. Nathaniel Roberts (’13) — Thomas Aquinas College’s newest alumnus priest — tells his archdiocesan newspaper, The Catholic Standard. “Later in college the beauty of the ministry that they provided to us on the campus made me consider priesthood seriously for the first time.”
Please pray for Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Roberts (’13), who, by God’s grace, will become the College’s newest alumnus priest on Saturday!
The Hulls’ business makes heirloom-quality grilling tools, inspired by originals inherited from Mr. Hull’s grandfather and designed to last for decades.
Joseph Cunningham (’07) is the newly appointed academy director for Joseph of Cupertino Classical Academy (JCCA), a hybrid Catholic school in Orange County, California.
At a change of command ceremony in Queens, New York, last November, Col. Brooks Braden (’97) officially assumed command of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Innovation Unit (MIU).