Thomas J. Serafin

2 Cedar Dr., Granby, CT. 06035

1 203 812 0288   -   Tom@ICHRusa.com

 

 

Founder / President: Apostolate for Holy Relics, Inc. is non-profit, tax-exempt Calif. Corporation established for the education of the faithful, the veneration of the remains of the saints, and the preservation of relics. The emphasis of its mission is a traveling exhibit of relics available for public veneration. (Apostolate approved by Cardinal Mahony, moderator Monsignor Francis Weber. This Apostolate is under the umbrella of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Ca.)

 

Exhibit: Forest Lawn Memorial Park                                 Nov.1-Jan. 27, 2002

Exhibit: Georgetown University, Jesuit Heritage Week    Feb. 2002

Retreat: Day of Recollection with the Saints                  July 27, 2002

Retreat: Day of Recollection with the Saints                  Oct. 19, 2002

National Tour: Tilma of Tepeyac Tour                             May-Dec. 2003

Palm Sunday 2004: Relics of the Passion - St. Louis Cath., John Paul II Cultural Center

National Tour: Passion Tour                                           Feb-March 2005

Atlanta Youth Congress-Relics of the Passion 25,000 teens       Jan-2006

Feast of San Gennaro: 2005-2006  Relic of San Gennaro (St. Januarius)

SCRC Convention:      2005-2007

Relics of the Passion Tour:  2006  Hawaiian Islands Tour

Relics of the Passion Tour:  2007  Archdiocese of Guam

National Tour:  2007-2009 Operation Special Intention-patrons for Military personnel

Los Angeles Archdiocese July-Oct. 2007

U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, Washington, DC-Sept. 26, 2007

Dedication of new chapel / headquarters and public veneration.

Philippines, Guam, and Hawaiian Islands.- 2009

The NAU Art Museum Gallery:  Flagstaff, AZ.    July-Oct. 2007

Contemporary Reliquaries: Housing the Memories of Our Day

Continual Relic Veneration tour: ( Padre Pio, St. Faustina, Relics of the Passion) with one hour program. 2010 to present.                              Website: www.relictour.org

 

Founder / Director: International Crusade for Holy Relics is a pious organization established to provide relic devotees with information and support in the apostolate of promoting the proper veneration and public exhibition of the remains of our great saints who await us in Heaven. Established national boycott of eBay over the sale of relics on the internet, over 150 news articles printed worldwide.

 

RELIC RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION

1. Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archival Center

Organize, authenticate through record and document

verification, catalog, design and manufacture reliquaries.

2. Passionist Mater Dolorosa retreat Center:

Organize and create reliquary and mount relics within.

3. St. Felicitas and Perpetua, San Marino, Ca.

Organize and create reliquary and mount relics within.

4. Knights of Columbus, New Haven

Acquired proper theca, mount relics, verify authenticity and issue

documentation for the K of C National Mexican Martyr reliquary tour.

5. Claretian Missionaries Center, Los Angeles, Ca.

Organize and create reliquary and mount relics within.

 

AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS

International Crusade for Holy Relics-Relics the Forgotten Sacramental

E-Simony Report (A study of the electronic sale of relics on the internet)

nEw Judas-Electronic Simony Exposed

Serafin on Relics-Audio CD

Seven electronic books: http://www.relictour.org/books

Eight relic videos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM4Iv0GA0ME4kuDx3P3kVWA

 

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Retreat speaker-available for one-day retreats and seminars on the subject of relics and the saints, providing Catholic churches with Sunday veneration, guest curator, and participation in conferences as guest exhibitor.

Features

Over 450 newspaper, magazine (including Washington Post, Newsweek and Forbes) and internet interview articles.

Guest interview on the DVD production, Las Reliquias de la Pasion Hombrenuevo

Consulted on a radio program with BBC Radio Current Affairs, London.

Consultant to Prime Time Live on the remains of Pope John Paul II.

 

Television

Featured on Fox-Hannity’s America-Beyond Belief-Relics.

KTLA Channel 5 Los Angeles-Morning News television segment

Collectors Favorites #234-Holy Treasures, 30 minute guest spot

Interview about relics-Hombrenuevo-EWTN television

 

Radio interviews

KALI-AM (channel 900),    30 minute guest spot

KALI-FM (channel 106.3),  30 minute guest spot

KYPA-AM (channel 1130), 30 minute guest spot

KMMY-TBA, 30 minute guest spot

RadiofranceInternational-Radio interview for Belgium, France, and Switzerland

St. Joseph Radio Program, EWTN link-short-wave/ five (2 hour guest spots)

The Osgood Files on CBS radio-2 min. Feature (WCBS) (NEW YORK)

Mar 1, 2002 2:28 pm CRACKING DOWN ON THE SALE OF HOLY RELICS

KPCC 89.3 FM Feature

The Drew Mariani Show-two spots

www.saintcast.org-ask the relicman feature

 

Contributing writer / consultant

Written articles for the National Catholic Register newspaper.

Mentioned in, Skulls & Skeletons by Christine Quigley / Pgs. 170-171

Mentioned in, TREASURES FROM HEAVEN by Steven Sora / Pgs. 221-222

Contributor: Encyclopedia for Catholic Devotions,  2003 by Our Sunday Visitor.

Contributor: The Other Faces of Mary by Ann Ball / Pgs 83-84 by Crossroad Pub. Co.

Contributor: "The History of Christian Miracles" "From Apostolic Times to the present day"

Young Catholics of Sweden (SUK), Piotr Urniak

Contributor to SperoNews.com

 

Consultant

Acted as research and resource consultant to the Agence des Services Frontaliers du Canada / Canadian Border Service Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the trafficking of religious artifacts.

 

Honors

Knighthood - Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

Knight of Merit-Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George, US Delegation

Knighthood-Order of the Immaculate Conception of VilaVicosa, Dynastic          Grand Collar of the Order of Merit-Portugal (Order of Merit of the Portuguese Royal House)

Knight Commander-Order of Saint Michael of the Wing, Portugal - Dynastic

 

 Board member

 

The Saint Friar Nuno de Santa Maria Álvares Pereira National Museum in Ourem Castle, Portugal.

The Holy House Shrine in Ourem Castle.

The Marian Museum in Ourem Castle.

The Lipsonateca (45,000 + Relic Collection) - Fatima

Saint Michael's Chapel - Fatima

Saint Anne's Oratory   - Fatima

The Portuguese Centre of Sidonology and study of the Relics of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Fatima