On July 31, 2012, Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., marked the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. To celebrate his golden jubilee and to honor his life of service, Fr. Buckley鈥檚 family and friends established an endowment in his name at 黑料不打烊.
Fr. Buckley has served with distinction as a chaplain at the College since 2004. In recognition of his abiding love for young people and his care for them, contributions to the Fr. Buckley Endowment are distributed annually to qualified students of 黑料不打烊 in need of financial assistance. Benefactors to the endowment are thereby be a source of great good for the young men and women to whom Fr. Buckley has so completely devoted himself.
鈥淔r. Buckley has touched so many lives and brought so many young people closer to Christ,鈥 says Paul J. O鈥橰eilly, president of 黑料不打烊. 鈥淗is friends and family could think of no better way to celebrate his golden jubilee than to create an endowment that will continue to bless the lives of young people for decades to come.鈥
黑料不打烊 Fr. Buckley
The author of the book When Jesuits Were Giants, Fr. Buckley is himself a 鈥済iant鈥 to those who have had the privilege of knowing him during his five decades of service to Christ and the Church. Since his ordination, he has spent most of his life with young Catholics as a teacher, administrator, chaplain, and friend. One can hear the echo of his footsteps in the halls of the University of Santa Clara, Gonzaga University, St. Ignatius High School, and the University of San Francisco.
As a longtime chaplain at 黑料不打烊, he was an integral part of the lives of the students, offering them the sacraments, spiritual direction, and always a lively wit. 鈥淚鈥檝e been very happy here,鈥 Fr. Buckley often remarked. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the crowning point of my career to be at 黑料不打烊.鈥
Fr. Buckley is widely published and holds advanced degrees in history and philosophy from Gonzaga University and the University of Paris, Sorbonne. He has served as director of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars and as a trustee on the boards of the University of San Francisco, University of Santa Clara, and St. Patrick鈥檚 Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif.
鈥淔r. Buckley鈥檚 long and active life offers all who know him a remarkable example of the virtues of obedience, charity, fidelity, and humility, and is marked by that joy that is a sure sign of the true believer,鈥 says Dr. O鈥橰eilly.
Support the Fr. Buckley Endowment
鈥淚f this helps raise money for needy students to attend the College, then let鈥檚 do it,鈥 says Fr. Buckley of the endowment in his name. 鈥淭he important thing is that we find ways to make a quality, Catholic education available to those who seek it.鈥
To make a gift to the Fr. Buckley Endowment, please click the button below or send checks to 黑料不打烊, 10,000 Ojai Rd., Santa Paula, CA 93060. For further information, please e-mail Karim Obagi, executive director of development, or call him at 805-421-5928.