BELMONT — An eighth-grade class from St. Pius X School in Greensboro toured Belmont Abbey College during National Vocations Week Nov. 3-9.
Students toured the campus, ate in the student dining hall and enjoyed discussions with the Benedictine monks, diocesan seminarians who attend the college and other university professionals.
Benedictine Father Elias Correa-Torres explained to the students what being a Benedictine is all about.
Amid their questions, he shared with them his reasons for choosing to enter the order and how his life has been blessed by his choice. Students were also able to speak with seminarians from St. Joseph College Seminary in Charlotte.
The young seminarians reiterated their own choices in choosing to become priests and gave a detailed description of the significance of the cassock and sash they wear.
The final highlight was the surprise opportunity to speak with Belmont Abbey College’s men’s and women’s lacrosse coaches. The coaches spoke to the students about the academic and spiritual requirements of players they look for as they recruit from local Catholic high schools.
— Photo provided by April Parker
GREENSBORO — On Dec.12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, students and teachers at Our Lady of Grace School gathered together in the school gym for a reenactment of Our Lady’s appearance to St. Juan Diego nearly 500 years ago.
Middle school students participated in the reenactment for the second year in a row.
— Photos provided by Paola Scilinguo-Mendoza
