S3E7: “Friendship in Ministry” with Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Diego, CA

The Jesuit Border Podcast

For our final episode of Season 3, we are thrilled to welcome Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, the former provincial of the Jesuits West Province and newly installed pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Diego, CA. Fr. Scott has become a fast friend to the two of us after visiting the Rio Grande Valley early in the year and then helping to host us on a visit to El Paso, TX, where he spent part of his sabbatical. He talks about how he’s gone from a childhood in Sacramento, to a love for Latino ministry, to his first assignment on the border. And he shares the consolation he experienced just taking out the trash at a migrant shelter after years spent working behind a desk as Provincial.

Reflecting on other friends in ministry for us, we give thanks for the Mercy Sisters and IHM Sisters who regularly minister in the same migrant shelters. And we give a shout-out to our newest friend in ministry, Jules, our Toyota Sienna. We’ve had a lot of hoops to jump through to get her into Mexico, but she’s worth the wait!

Oh, and in the area of current events, Title 42 is scheduled to be lifted on December 21st. It’s been the governing border policy since the pandemic started. We’ll see what happens, but we’re expecting big changes between now and the debut of Season 4 next year. Stay tuned and thanks for listening! We’ll see you next season!