by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Mar 9, 2023 | A Deacon's Diary, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m stepping onto the aisle of the chapel, standing next to one of my best friends, Fr. Eric. Only a handful of months ago he was just Eric. This aisle in the chapel is the chapel at the Novitiate of St. Alberto Hurtado in St. Paul, Minnesota. It’s the same chapel...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Dec 29, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
I’m in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s Christmas time and I’m in my hometown visiting family and friends. And this is my first Christmas season as an ordained minister! My dad attends St. John Francis Regis Parish. It’s not a Jesuit parish, though it is named after a...