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Serra Club Makes Retreat at Thomas Aquinas College
Nearly two dozen members of the San Buenaventura chapter of Serra International — a lay organization dedicated to promoting priestly and consecrated vocations — met at Thomas Aquinas College, California, on June 10 for a half-day retreat.
The Serrans, as they call themselves, gathered for Mass at 9:30am in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, offered by Rev. John Mary Chung, and then moved to the Dumb Ox Café for brunch. There, Fr. Chung recounted his conversion to the Catholic faith and subsequent discernment of a priestly vocation. Throughout, the chaplain emphasized the importance for his vocation of seeking truth in light of the Church’s Magisterium, the educational vision which has defined Thomas Aquinas College since its inception. After brunch, the visitors toured campus, with many effusing about its beauty.
It is no surprise that Serrans feel so at home at the College, which has yielded a bountiful harvest for the national and international Church. Since 1971, some 80 alumni have been ordained to the diocesan and religious priesthood and more than 40 are fully professed religious, with many more actively discerning God’s will in seminaries and congregations. Just last year, College Fix noted that though vocations are declining throughout the Western world, TAC “continues to produce priests, nuns and other religious vocations year after year.”
“TAC is a testament to the values of our Catholic faith,” remarked Ed Lupton, president of the San Buenaventura chapter, after the retreat. “Being present on campus was a memorable experience each of our members cherished.”