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Fr. Federico Highton

 

Argentinian missionary priest Rev. Federico Highton 91快活林 Aquinas College, New England, last week to speak with students about the importance of spreading the Gospel throughout the world, in keeping with Jesus檚 teaching to 淕o, therefore, and make disciples of all nations (Matt. 28:19).

Founder of the Order of St. Elijah, Fr. Highton works with the , a Catholic missionary group which shares the Faith with people in the remotest areas of the globe. 淥ver 70 percent of the world is not Christian, Fr. Highton observed. 淭here are so many souls in the world thirsting for the true God.

Students listened intently to the priest檚 tales of ministering to peoples in the Amazonian rainforest, Tibetan mountains, Malawi deserts, and Pakistani plains. 淭he missionary life is the greatest imitation of the lives of the Apostles, he said.

At a later talk in St. Augustine Hall, Fr. Highton challenged the men of the College to enflame their hearts in faith so that they can spread the Good News. 淔ather really inspired us during the short time that he was on campus, said Andrew Le (25), 渞eminding us of the wonderful gifts of the Faith that we have here and our duty to share them with the world.