Cultivating My Small Field for Christ
“We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self!” - St. Rose Phillipene Duchesne.
Hard Gifts
My year as a Fellow has challenged me more than I thought it would. When I came into this year, I thought that I knew what it meant to surrender.
Pursuing Sanctity in Community
My main consolation during COVID has been community. My year as a Seton Teaching Fellow opened with a 14-day quarantine upon entering the Bronx and this period of seclusion created a strong culture of prayer in the men’s community.
Reflecting 2020: My Fiat Year
By Jenny Saloio (Cohort 7) At the very beginning of 2020 I chose the word fiat as my word of the year. Fiat in Latin can be translated to the…
All for His Kingdom: Humility, Giving up my Will for His
Therese Drake is a current Seton Teaching Fellow serving on our Operations team at Brilla Caritas Elementary School in the North Bronx. She graduated from the Franciscan University of Steubenville…
The Call & The Mission
By Nico Silva - Cohort 7 THE CALL Anyone who knew me at Thomas Aquinas College could tell you that I was ready to go to law school after college.…
The Potter and the Clay: God’s Hand in Community
My friend Abram sent me a post on Instagram: “God is the potter, gently molding and piecing things together with His love, and He’s piecing you back together.”
Moments of Prayer
By Rebecca Morris (Cohort 7) Becca graduated from the University of Dallas, where she studied Biology, Drama, and Biopsychology. She currently serves as a Seton Teaching Fellow at Brilla College…
Benediction
By Matt Lines (Cohort 7) “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who…
Branching into the North Bronx (Part 2): An Interview with Brilla Pax Founding Principal, Mr. Shingi Mutasa
Mr. Shingi Mutasa has worked at our flagship Brilla elementary school for two years as part of our school leader training program before moving on to found Brilla Pax in…