2021–2022 Annual Report
H U M A N FO R M AT I O N :
Formation in Friendship ZANE LANGENBRUNNER ‘23, DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND
One of my classmates from the Pontifical Gregorian University here in Rome recently made his final vows for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. On his holy card was the following quotation from St. Eugene de Mazenod, the founder of his religious community: “Lead men to act like human beings, first of all, and then like Christians, and finally, we must help them to become saints.” It was a good reminder that the Christian life, and a life of true holiness, can only be built upon a solid, human foundation. This year at the College has offered us many opportunities to, as St. Eugene says, “act like human beings.” Men here have learned how to cook, play the piano, and speak Macedonian (among other languages!). They have run marathons, performed on the stage, and traveled all over Europe and beyond. They have served the seminary community in countless ways, each man contributing the unique gifts and virtues with which God has blessed him.
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