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- Oct 24, 2017
Five Men Join Fall Discernment Weekend
The Fall 2017 Discernment Weekend was held at St. Augustine Monastery this past week. Five discerners were able to participate, and they were led by student friars through a series of activities, visits, and talks to aid them to discern if Augustinian religious is for them. The group was able to tour our educational and parochial apostolates in San Diego and visit our local communities. There are two discernment retreats every year, in the fall and the spring. If you are
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- Oct 20, 2017
Br. Robert Begins Pastoral Year in Peru
Br. Robert Baiocco, OSA began his Pastoral Year in Peru in September, and he is busy ministering to various groups including female entrepreneurs, Augustinian Youth, helping begin a new Church zone in a neighborhood, and studying for his TEFL certification (Teaching English as a Foreign Language Course), which he will use later this year. Br. Robert reports that he is doing very well and enjoying his time thus far in Peru.
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- Oct 20, 2017
Br. Manny Invested with Novice Habit
On October 11th, 2017 at St. Rita Parish in Racine, WI. Br. Emmanuel "Manny" Isaac received the white novice habit in an investiture ceremony. The service was led by our provincial, Very Rev. Kevin Mullins, OSA, who was in Racine and invited to lead the ceremony. He later commented, "Manny was beaming, as were all of them, and I felt very blessed to join with them for this next step in their journey." Many of the students friars studying in Chicago, including Br. Adnan, dr
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- Oct 1, 2017
Br. Arturo Stars in Cabrillo Landing Reenactment
At the 54th annual Cabrillo Festival, the City of San Diego remembered the landing of the great explorer Juan Cabrillo, who made landfall in San Diego Bay on September 28th, 1542. In recent years it was learnt that the chaplain on his ship was an Augustinian friar, Fray Julian Lezcano, OSA. Ever since the local historic society has invited the local Augustinian community to send a member to represent this friar as they reenact the landing on a historic sailing ship on the S
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