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A Deacon’s Diary: What Does a Deacon Do?

A Deacon’s Diary: What Does a Deacon Do?

by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | May 4, 2023 | A Deacon's Diary, Religious Life    ~ Approx. 6 mins

As a kid, I never really understood what was going on in the mass. Fr. So-and-So (his name I cannot remember) would begin the Wednesday student mass at Visitation Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri, with a hearty roar, “What day of the week is it?!” All of us...

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Grace is like a snowball rolling down a hill. Will Hayes, SJ discusses how the kingdom needs all of us saying yes to the invitation of Christ - no matter how small. Based on the readings for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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