of the black west went a warning at the
brown brink eastward Springs because the
Holy Ghost over the bent world broods
the warm breast and with our bright
wings thank you
[Applause]
mr. Bernardo Hanrahan we're going to
before we hear the commencement speaker
and then issue the diplomas we're
actually going to just pause to honor
somebody who I think has really helped
to make Zaytuna what it is in a cello
what it will become and that's dr. mark
damien Delp dr. del came to us over five
years ago and it was actually through
sister Maryanne Farina
and I told sister Maryanne if she's ever
canonized that I'll testify to at least
two of her four miracles necessary
because she she was the one that put in
dr. Hatton and my mind I think although
probably dr. Hatton might have had it
before me but she put it into our minds
in a in a in a yurt that some of you
remember down in Fremont or Hayward how
you watered and and and she was the one
that said you know you should consider
starting a Muslim college up on holy
hill and then she told me about this
building being available and then she
told me about that other building being
available then she told me one day I was
telling her that it was really hard to
find somebody that could teach
traditional logic most logic they teach
propositional logic but to find somebody
that really understood traditional logic
both in its material and formal which
our students have studied was very
difficult she said I know just the
person and it was dr. Delp and dr. to
helped came here and taught and became
one of the favorite favorite teachers at
the school but then when we had a crises
and we lost our Deen to Notre Dame a
Catholic college so our Muslim Dean went
to a Catholic College I went to a
Catholic asking him to become the Dean
of a Muslim college so these are the
days of miracles and wonders the world's
very topsy-turvy and we we relish it
yeah so dr. Delp came and he's done a
remarkable job
unfortunately it's bittersweet because
he's retiring this year but we want to
retire him as a distinguished professor
emeritus and so I'll just read what it
says in in grateful recognition of his
many years of dedicated service to this
institution mark Damien Delp is hereby
designate a distinguished professor
emeritus as dean of faculty dr. mark
damien dell infused his sincere
commitment to the liberal arts in all
aspects of the academic program as a
tuna and ensured that the college met
the highest academic and administrative
standards as faculty member dr. Deb's
depth of knowledge and philosophy and
logic fortified the College in these
philosophically impoverished times we
will miss dr. Dell his Grace and gentle
demeanor and we are forever grateful to
God for the time he granted us to learn
and benefit from him and then I want
this is a little surprise too
I was recently with my teacher who
received from the hand of Pope Francis
this little gift which has the Pope's
seal on it and it's a medallion of st.
Francis meeting upon kamon
and I think only God can arrange this
[Applause]
God got a little emotional there he's
been a really good friend for me
personally and and certainly for the
college so it's it really is a
bittersweet moment I'd like to introduce
a dear brother and colleague and friend
who said that would bethe Evans he's the
first scholar in residence at the