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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 : What Did Your Ordination Feel Like?

A Deacon’s Diary : What Did Your Ordination Feel Like?

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Oct 7, 2021 | A Deacon's Diary, Religious Life, Sacraments, Series, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 7 mins

This is the second installment of A Deacon’s Diary. The first installment described life as an “almost deacon.” I. On the Thursday night after ordination, I met up with a very good friend. We were seated outside, on the patio of a bar. In the middle of our...
A Deacon’s Diary: Life as An Almost Deacon

A Deacon’s Diary: Life as An Almost Deacon

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Sep 15, 2021 | A Deacon's Diary, Faith & Family, Liturgy, Religious Life, Sacraments, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 5 mins

Today, we introduce a new regular series, A Deacon’s Diary, that will follow Steve Molvarec, SJ, in the year from his diaconate ordination until his priestly ordination next June. I. Proto-deacon. The pastor said. Almost deacon. I returned. Pre-deacon? I asked....
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Grace is like a snowball rolling down a hill. Will Hayes, SJ discusses how the kingdom needs all of us saying yes to the invitation of Christ - no matter how small. Based on the readings for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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