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A Deacon’s Diary: I’m a Deacon Now…The Latest Stop on an Unpredictable Journey

A Deacon’s Diary: I’m a Deacon Now…The Latest Stop on an Unpredictable Journey

by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Nov 17, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary    ~ Approx. 3 mins

The first time I went to New York City I was in my mid-twenties, and my best friend, Jeremy, called me and proposed an adventure, “let’s go to New York for a weekend!” I’m not a very spontaneous person, but I loved the idea!  Every single step to make this weekend...
A Deacon’s Diary: My Name is Damian…and I Finally Have Health Insurance!

A Deacon’s Diary: My Name is Damian…and I Finally Have Health Insurance!

by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Oct 6, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Religious Life, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 3 mins

This is the first installment of A Deacon’s Diary from our new deacon. For our former deacon, check out his goodbye article. “I don’t need health insurance.” That’s a phrase I said to myself once, quite unconvincingly. I had a job at a child development center and it...
A Deacon’s Diary: Goodbyes have found me.

A Deacon’s Diary: Goodbyes have found me.

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...
A Deacon’s Diary: So when is the actual moment when we’re priests?

A Deacon’s Diary: So when is the actual moment when we’re priests?

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...
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...
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Grief at the death of animals reveals a moral obligation we too often ignore. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ argues that if we dare to feel this grief, it becomes a call to love them as fellow creatures of God.

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