Pope St John XXIII National Seminary

Monday, September 16

Heeding the call of God

The ordination of the Archdiocese’s newest priest, Pasquale (Pat) Lopresti, at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Saturday was an opportunity to celebrate the “great generosity of God”.

Seminary life Boston style

‘The best year of my life’ is how James Thomson summed up his first 12 months of study at the Pope St John XXIII National Seminary in Boston.

Former lawyer and now seminarian Pat Lopresti in front of the Supreme Court in Adelaide.

Pat’s call to serve comes later

It was the phone call that would change the direction of his life and as Pat Lopresti recalls, it wasn’t an easy one to make. He procrastinated for some time, drink in hand, before he could summon the courage to dial the number.

Missing piece of puzzle falls into place

About to turn 40 and enter the seminary, James Thomson says he finally knows where he fits in the jigsaw puzzle.