Candid Catholic Collegian: CtR

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

My home parish after Easter Vigil...so pretty.

Posted by Lorenzo de Ruiz at 1:57 AM

Lorenzo de Ruiz: I'm a young guy of a lot of contradictions. I'm a Filipino, born in Libya, living in the United States. I'm a devout Catholic [or at least I try to be] who just happens to go to the largest Baptist university in the world. Sic 'Em Bears! I'm a young 3rd Degree Knight of Columbus (and any Knight would know why that's a contradiction and laugh about it). I am a traditionalist who always looks forward to the future, while trying to live in the present. I love both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Form, each with its own beauty, but both signifying the continuity and universality of the faith. My life is a life of service to the Church and her people. If Holy Mother Church calls, I do my best to answer. But despite my rooted faith, I am still on a journey, en status viator, "one who is on the Way". And its a journey of faith in an increasingly secularized world. So I need all the help I can get. Like I said, my life is full of contradictions, but I really wouldn't have it any other way.