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A Deacon’s Diary:  The Final Countdown

A Deacon’s Diary: The Final Countdown

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Jun 9, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Liturgy, Religious Life, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 8 mins

This is the thirteenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the twelfth installment, Steve wasn’t sure if he was excited for his impending ordination. I. I get up early-ish and sit at the blue-clothed dining table in the half-light of morning.  Unfussy in my pajamas...
A Deacon’s Diary: “Are you excited for your ordination?”

A Deacon’s Diary: “Are you excited for your ordination?”

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | May 19, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary    ~ Approx. 4 mins

This is the twelfth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the eleventh installment, Steve’s hopes for a purgative Lent flew by in a whirl of activities. I. Ordination to the priesthood is almost exactly a month away.  It seems like yesterday that it was three or six...
A Deacon’s Diary: I tried to give up a lot for Lent. I failed.

A Deacon’s Diary: I tried to give up a lot for Lent. I failed.

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Apr 28, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Easter, Holy Week, Lent    ~ Approx. 5 mins

This is the eleventh installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the tenth installment, Steve wondered if God made him eccentric. I. The checkerboard squares of the stone floor were cold.  And uncomfortable as they pressed into my ribs.  It was Good Friday and after...
A Deacon’s Diary: Did God make me eccentric?

A Deacon’s Diary: Did God make me eccentric?

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Apr 8, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary    ~ Approx. 6 mins

This is the tenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the ninth installment, Steve tried to love his enemies, and his friends, too. I. A week ago, I was listening to a talk at Boston University’s Catholic Chaplaincy.  The speaker, a Carmelite priest, was telling our...
A Deacon’s Diary: Loving enemies is hard. Sometimes loving friends is, too.

A Deacon’s Diary: Loving enemies is hard. Sometimes loving friends is, too.

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Mar 17, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary    ~ Approx. 7 mins

This is the ninth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the eighth installment, Steve dropped into a retreat in Louisiana. I. A week before Lent began, I was preaching. In the gospel, Jesus instructs his listeners (and us!) to “love your enemies, do good to those who...
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