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...
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...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Feb 24, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary ~ Approx. 6 mins
This is the eighth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the seventh installment, Steve wondered what it really meant to be free. I. One weekend recently, I was shadowing another Jesuit. He was preaching a retreat in Louisiana and brought three of us deacons with him. ...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Feb 3, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Series ~ Approx. 5 mins
This is the seventh installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the sixth installment, Steve pondered dark things in the darkness of December. I. On a recent Sunday, ordinariness had recommenced at Boston University, despite (not unfounded) fears of COVID outbreaks. Vestments...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Jan 13, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Christmas, Series ~ Approx. 6 mins
This is the sixth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the fifth installment, strange dreams kept waking Steve up. I. She said to me: You’re the one who’ll come and put the coins on the eyes of the dead. It was almost the darkest day of the year. I was in the middle...