It's been more than eight years since I began writing the Fra Noi Petals from Roseland column, but I haven't been writing it by myself. Those who came before me such as Mario Avignone also write this column with me. You might well ask, "How do they do that?" The simple answer is through the words they left behind in their writings or in the projects they took part in that have benefited posterity.

Unfortunately, I never received any of Mario Avignone's files, records or copies of his columns, however I did receive copies of St. Anthony's Broadcast, which served as an inspiration for Mario. The Rev. Armando Pierini of Villa Scalabrini Old Peoples Home, as it was commonly known, asked Mario to write a column for his new publication, Fra Noi.

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