Seton Hall – ‘By faith, not by sight’

Seton Hall - ‘By faith, not by sight’

When Msgr. Joseph Reilly was invested as president of Seton Hall University last November, Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin hung from the priest’s neck a medallion bearing the symbol of the university: Mary, the Mother of God, holding a cross, and standing a scroll inscribed with the Latin motto of the bishop who founded Seton Hall: “Per fidem non per speciem.”“By faith, not by sight.”Cardinal Joseph Tobin congratulates Msgr. Joseph Reilly at his No…

Seton Hall – ‘By faith, not by sight’

When Msgr. Joseph Reilly was invested as president of Seton Hall University last November, Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin hung from the priest’s neck a medallion bearing the symbol of the university: Mary, the Mother of God, holding a cross, and standing a scroll inscribed with the Latin motto of the bishop who founded Seton Hall: “Per fidem non per speciem.” “By faith, not by sight.” After the medal was hung around his neck, Reilly gave a stirring