In his sixteenth and final installment, Fr. Steve comes to the end of a pivotal year.
Posts in A Deacon’s Diary
A (No Longer) Deacon’s Diary: From the other side of the confessional
In his latest update, Father (!) Steve spends some of his first days as a priest offering the sacrament of Reconciliation.
A Deacon’s Diary: So when is the actual moment when we’re priests?
In his fourteenth installment, Deacon Steve gets ordained a priest.
A Deacon’s Diary: The Final Countdown
In his thirteenth installment, Deacon Steve relies on his routine to prepare for the long-awaited day.
A Deacon’s Diary: “Are you excited for your ordination?”
In his twelfth installment, Deacon Steve’s friends all ask him if he’s excited for impending priestly ordination. The answer…. well it’s complicated.
A Deacon’s Diary: I tried to give up a lot for Lent. I failed.
In his eleventh installment, Deacon Steve finds that his hopes for a purgative Lent flew by in a whirl of activities. Easter arrived regardless.
A Deacon’s Diary: Did God make me eccentric?
Deacon Steve reflects on St. Paul’s invitation to embrace authenticity in his tenth installment.
A Deacon’s Diary: Loving enemies is hard. Sometimes loving friends is, too.
In his ninth installment, Deacon Steve meditates on enemies and friends. While it’s difficult to love those who hate us, it can even be difficult to love those who love us.
A Deacon’s Diary: The Grace of Dropping In
Sent across the country for a weekend retreat, Deacon Steve finds himself surprised by accents, vulnerability, and abundant blessings.
A Deacon’s Diary: What Does it Actually Mean to be Free?
Starting a new semester, his last as a student, Deacon Steve ponders the freedom that ordinary time, and Ordinary Time, affords.