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Fr. David Musso
during a retreat |
A few years ago, Fr. David Musso
was serving as Campus Minister at the University
of California at Santa Cruz when he was asked to take up
that same role at the Marist School in Atlanta. Because
of his commitment to the Marists, he packed up, said goodbye
to his friends in California,
and moved 3,000 miles
to Atlanta, Georgia.
“Campus Ministry at the Marist
school in Atlanta is an infusion of the Marist ideal,” Fr. David believes. It is “the community for and from
mission.” Campus ministry at this selective, highly competitive school
requires a different approach. He offers about 15 retreats each year and helps
students find a spiritual center in their busy lives focused on academic performance
and extensive extracurricular activities.
The young people Fr. David works
with are concerned about the moral character of the world. “They are seeking to be real, ethical, and caring people
in a genuine way,” he says proudly.
Fr. David sees his role at Marist
School as accompanying the students on their spiritual journey.
He says the retreats, prayer groups, and reflection sessions
he offers “provide room along the way to stop, to rest, to listen, to speak,
to learn—to find and be with God.”
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