Redemptorist Students are Back in the Bronx
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September 9, 2022
During our retreat marking the beginning of the year, we learned valuable life lessons – the most important being not to judge others – that will be our guiding principles for the upcoming semester and the rest of our lives.
Later in the week, we were reminded of God’s lavish love – the prodigal father who readily forgives any and all mistakes as long as we turn back to him and repent. After receiving God’s forgiveness, we are likewise called not to judge others for any reason, including but not limited to their sinfulness, identity, race or background.
In addition to both of us, Dominick Do-Tong for the Denver Province and Andrew Jones and Son Lai for the Baltimore Province have returned for the new school year.
“The Redemptorists have managed to create a feeling of home for those of us yearning for a place where we can feel like a family while also serving the Lord,” Cody said. “We come from all walks of life, but we still act as one body. Formation helps instill that bond of brotherly cooperation while also promoting understanding of different cultures.”
Even though we’ve only been together for a few weeks, some students have been able to explore a bit of what New York offers. We have visited iconic landmarks like the High Line, Little Island on the Hudson River, and even the cornucopia of coffee shops, where some of us undoubtedly will be fueling ourselves with caffeine while typing out philosophy research papers and assignments most weekends. We even figured out how to play Jingle Bells on musical squares set into the floor – a testament to our retreat’s message of thriving when we share our gifts.
