Hau Vu

By Fr. Hau Vu There is an old story from the early Church of Peter, fleeing Rome to escape Nero's persecution, meeting a stranger walking the other way down the Appian Road. It is Christ. Startled, Peter asks him the question that would name a road, a legend, and now a retreat: Quo vadis, Domine? Lord, where are you going? Christ answers that he is going to Rome, to be crucified again. Ashamed, Peter turns around and walks back into the very city he was running from, and eventually into his...

By Fr. Hau Vu, Vocations Director The world has been captivated by soccer. Every four years, the World Cup has a way of bringing people together. Families gather around televisions, strangers become friends for ninety minutes, and entire nations unite behind one team. There is something beautiful about the game. But I would argue that there is something even more beautiful than the World Cup. It is a soccer match between priests and seminarians. That may sound like an exaggeration until you...

On May 2, 2026, we hosted our first-ever Gala for Married Couples, "Under the Stars," right here in the courtyard of Serra House of Formation. It was one of those Southern California evenings you can't manufacture: skies clear, birds chirping, a warm breeze blowing through the palms and across Blue Mountain. One can say the Holy Spirit was surrounding the evening with His love. But what inspired us to put this on? Well, it started simply. A parishioner saw the need married couples longing...