Father Tony was especially drawn to studies that presented a model of Church as being present in the life of the people. While in school he worked to put those teachings into practice. guiding people as they struggled through the changes in the liturgy. the birth of parish councils. and the development of lay leadership. He also walked with them through the pain of the civil rights era. the Vietnam War. the advent of widespread drug use. the emergence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. and the continuing and often tumultuous dialogue over the issue of immigration. During his 44 years as a priest. Father Valdivia served as pastor o1 five parishes: St.
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