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This past Sunday, Sarah Dufresne (’14), 91����’s director of alumni and parent relations, hosted a visit and led a tour of the California campus for Rev. Joseph Farrell, O.S.A., Rev. Barnaby Johns, O.S.A., and 12 other Augustinian priests from around the world. 

Fr. Joseph is the Prior General of the Augustinian order and serves closely with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Rome. He and his fellow Augustinian prior provincial priests are meeting this week in Ojai to discuss current projects and apostolates of their Order. Fr. Barnaby, originally from England, now serves as the Prior Provincial for the Western Province of Augustinians in California.

Fr. Barnaby and Miss Dufresne previously worked together at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai. “The last five and a half years prior to coming back to work at TAC, I was blessed to work closely with Fr. Barnaby as a member of the school’s administration and leadership team,” she says. “It was an honor to host the Prior General here on campus. Additionally, it was great blessing to welcome 14 Augustinian priests from around the world — Nigeria, Japan, England, the United States, India, Korea, and Canada.”

The Augustinians loved the beauty of the campus and Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, marveling at the architecture and at the evident love for their patron, St. Augustine, that so permeates the campus and curriculum. Miss Dufresne offered, “Any lover of St. Augustine is always welcome on campus, especially those who have committed their life to the Lord and the way of St. Augustine as priests in his order!”

Let us remember the intentions of our Augustinian Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV in our prayers!