Manchester, N.H., May 8, 2010 / 11:19 am
Jackie Anzivino has every reason to be a very proud mom. Her eldest son, Tony, is second in his sophomore class at Pinkerton Academy, runs track and plays guard for the JV State Champion Basketball Team, but it isn’t his scholastic or athletic achievements that make her beam with pride for her son. It is his declaration that all he does, he does for God.
Tony, a thoughtful, well-spoken young man, gives the credit for his steadfast faith to the example his mother sets for him, the solid foundation his Catholic school education provided, and the renewal he experiences attending Mass and Steubenville East Youth Conferences during the summer. Parable recently caught up with this busy family in their Derry, New Hampshire, home to talk about why Tony “runs for God.”
“Two years ago I went to Steubenville and it brought out a lot of different thoughts about God. I started thinking, ‘Why do I run?’ It’s what I love to do,” Tony says. “How can I make this something that I do for God? [I decided] that’s what I’ll do — all of my races — it’s not for me anymore. I’ll do it for God; for His plan.”
According to Tony, it was his mom who influenced him the most about God and what it means to keep a love for God the primary reason behind all of his choices and actions.