Life on the Rock
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Fr. Santan Pinto, SOLT 1948-2011
It is with a heavy and incredulous heart that I post the news that our beloved Father, Fr. Santan Pinto, died suddenly in a car accident after just arriving for a home visit in India. Apparently, Fr. Pinto was the passenger in a car that was struck and he died instantly. A Bishop in India, the Bishop of Belgaum, has contacted our community and confirmed this sorrowful news. Fr. Pinto's funeral will be tomorrow in India. It's interesting, you know, after just posting Father's Christmas message yesterday and then posting the clip by Fr. Barron about the true nature of Advent, we never know when God will take us home. The media and secular society loves to mock celibacy and the priesthood but it's easy to see that Fr. Pinto has more spiritual children than those people ever will. God will not be mocked. Father was a priest who was faithful to the end, who loved God more than anything and made countless sacrifices for his many spiritual children. To say that he will b...
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Debra
(Sacred Heart Bellingham)
Thank you so much, that was a beautiful witness. In fact, you covered so many topics, and hit them spot-on, that it was like a mini-retreat.
God bless,
cousin Angela
Thankyou for the great message you delivered on EWTN tonight. Your words were so powerful, yet down to earth, that they struck me deeply. I am still digesting everything you had to say, but you left me with goosebumps. I am contemplating a monastic vocation and Christ spoke through you tonight. I would love to talk to you more.
Thank you
Tony
I know some SOLT priests and sisters from my time in England, you all are a powerful community doing good work. May it continue to be blessed.
Thank you so much for giving us insight into your conversion and vocation. Watching LOTR with you was a real blessing to me. I have 2 daughters in Catholic School who have never met a sister (14 and 8). I plan to have them watch your show.
May God continue to bless you :)
Nancy (Philadelphia suburbs)
-George
Your southern friend in Christ.
-Chris B.
Thank you for sharing your testimony and conversion story. I am going to have my teenagers watch this episode with me (they were elsewhere last night). You are a blessing and an inspiration. Thanks for your work and your blog! God bless you!
Katie
I think your comments and cheerful presence said so much about religious life. I am sorry that you did not mention Brothers at all.
Brother Charles
Loved the show--thank you for your truly authentic witness to Christ, His Church, and to the consecrated life. I felt like I was listening to my own story as I heard yours! Keep on keepin' on. Know of my prayers.
Gene and Dog
Jazmir
Rich H
Church of St. Dominic, Oyster Bay, NY
(p.s. Loving your blog!)
Michelle
http://newbcatholic.blogspot.com/
What a beautiful, living, example of how to gain such humility, grace, self-knowledge and God's glory if we only turn our life and our will to the care of God and trust our Blessed Mother to comfort us while we carry our crosses as Jesus did. I have been searching for a retreat recently so hopefully I will get to make it to New Mexico.
I am interested in the services of lay people in your order as well. I am married and we have adopted two beautiful children that are now 7 and 4.
I recently decided to make rosaries to send to missionaries but feel that God is calling me to do something much greater for his TRUTH. Your story touched me deeply as we have many similarities in our past lives:)
I absolutely adore Mother Angelica and EWTN is my favorite channel. Thank you for sharing your story and I am looking forward to following your blog now also.
May God continue to bless all your wonderful works,
Flo-bell in Florida