tvc.dsj.org | November 5, 2019 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
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Archbishop Mitty High School LIFE Team Members Share Life Lessons
By Cailey Larmore ’20
Archbishop Mitty High School’s
Living in Faith Experience (LIFE)
Team is a campus ministry group
comprised of seniors who represent
the heart of the school. As student
leaders, their mission is to set oth-
ers’ hearts on fire and to encourage
everyone to share their talent, love,
or light with others.
In large part, the members of LIFE
Team share their gifts and “life les-
sons” with other Monarchs through
ret reat ref lec t ion s. Sen iors lead
retreats for younger classmen and
divulge personal information that
relates to the retreat’s theme. Agape,
the sophomore retreat, focuses on
God’s all-encompassing love. So, a
senior LIFE Team leader on this re-
treat might bring up a time in their
“Why are you terrified?
Do you not yet have
faith?”
life where they felt alone in their
suffering but found genuine love in
a community they encountered. The
sophomores who hear these reflec-
tions are able to relate to the expe-
riences of the upperclassmen they
look up to. Listening to these seniors
share experiences of when they felt
vulnerable is extremely helpful to
those who face or might soon face a
similar trial. In a sense, listening to
a retreat talk is like receiving advice
from an older sibling.
Other members of LIFE Team are
given the opportunity to share their
insights with the larger school com-
Saint Patrick Students Participate in Mass
Welcoming Bishop Cantú
Six Saint Patrick School students
responded to the invitation of joining
the choir for the Welcoming Mass of
new bishop, Oscar Cantú.
Their excitement to be part of this
historical event moved them to par-
ticipate in the 2 two-hour rehearsals
scheduled with the highly skilled musi-
cians and choir singers who committed
to serve at the Welcoming Mass.
An additional motivation for the
Saint Patrick students to take part in
this event was the honor of meeting
and being led by the composer of their
Students gather with Principal Olga Islas.
theme song (God Is Always With Us) for
this academic year with Christopher
Wemp, our Diocesan Liturgist.
Luca Filiz
munity at liturgies. At the Senior
Liturgy, senior Luca Filiz connected
his reflection to the story in Mark’s
Gospel in which the disciples and Je-
sus are out at sea. While Jesus sleeps
on the boat, a storm rages outside.
When the disciples wake Jesus, he
asks, “Why are you terrified? Do you
not yet have faith?”
Luca wove this phrase into his
reflection while discussing the dif-
ficulties of senior year. He admitted
that he too has felt overwhelmed.
But, he noted that we often associate
the word “overwhelmed” with nega-
tivity. We rarely allow ourselves to
be overwhelmed by the things in our
lives that are positive, like beauty,
nature, or music. Luca encouraged
fellow classmates to let themselves
be overwhelmed by beautiful mo-
ments in their lives. Like Luca, any-
one who accepts the opportunity to
share wisdom or a personal story
with the wider community is help-
ing set others’ hearts on fire. LIFE
Team members are challenged to
be open, honest, and authentic. In
turn, they inspire others to become
the best, most genuine versions of
themselves–in the way God intended
everyone to be.
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