As part of Catholic Education Week, the entire student body of St. Joseph's Catholic High School travelled to Arnprior Wednesday to celebrate Mass at St. John Chysostom. Joining together with students from St. Joseph's Arnprior and John XXIII, SJCHS students were encouraged by Father Pat Dobec to "reach for the top."Father Dobec, himself a graduate of St. Joseph's, shared with students his profound sense of love for his chosen vocation, and held the priesthood up as one of many examples of people living out their Catholicity and making it a central tenet to their lives. Students were challenged to find and cultivate ways in which they too might bring the Good News to life in their own situations.
Reaching for the top of one's relationship with God in a world busy with the clutter and allure of contrary values is a difficult proposition. That said, Father Dobec was able to assure us that the effort to reach for the top was laden with rewards far greater than any satisfaction obtained through the pursuit of other things, such as wealth, power, greed, and influence.
St. Joseph's attends a Mass at St. John Chrysostom once a year in solidarity with the many students attending the school who live in the municipality of Arnprior.
