by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Sep 22, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Religious Life, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
This is the sixteenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the fifteen installment, Steve heard his first confessions. I. It was a summer of firsts (and lasts). First Mass(es). First confessions. First blessings. First weddings. First days and weeks as a priest. Last...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Aug 8, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Sacraments ~ Approx. 5 mins
This is the fifteenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the fourteenth installment, Steve got ordained a priest! I. In the late afternoon, dimness and brightness play on the western windows of the church. The room is filled with a golden near-twilight and I’m glad...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Jul 14, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary ~ Approx. 9 mins
This is the fourteenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the thirteenth installment, Steve prepared for his priestly ordination. I. For the third time this year, I was prostrate on the floor of a church. This time, it was a plain, beige, linoleum floor. I was...
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...
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...
