So if you’ve ever wondered the above — or weren’t even aware there’s such a thing as a permanent deacon or a transitional deacon — you’re not alone. Here is an explainer on the diaconate, a crucial but often overlooked facet of the Catholic Sacrament of Holy Orders. First, an important distinction: What’s the differenceContinue reading “What is a deacon in the Catholic Church?”
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WHEN YOU VISIT A PRIEST, PLEASE REMEMBER…
I stumbled upon this online … there is a lot of truth in these words… DG That a priest isn’t married, nor will he have a family of his own. No wife, no children. His family is his parishioners. He is a spiritual father in faith to the community he serves. His future is inContinue reading “WHEN YOU VISIT A PRIEST, PLEASE REMEMBER…”
Being Face to Face
A while back I set my homepage in my browser to the website Aleteia, this was to avoid being drawn down the mindless rabbit holes of clickbait and the rumor mills. This morning the headline that jumped out at me was: Pope: We were made to look in each other’s eyes, not at cell phonesContinue reading “Being Face to Face”
May the ‘Force’ be with you
Back in 2007 as my refocus on my faith life was just starting, I was introduce to ‘the WORD among us’ monthly magazine that provides daily mediations and article for Catholics.I have kept up a yearly subscription most years since then and find that they have easy to navigate reflections that fit well with theContinue reading “May the ‘Force’ be with you”
Your Story is Important…
So often I listen to people lament about how their family just seem to not be interested in the faith, this appears to be the never ending narrative around the ‘Holy Water Cooler’. Some of the issue is that we stopped telling ‘our’ story, we stopped telling people about how God is working in ourContinue reading “Your Story is Important…”
Wisdom from the Feed
The other day I heard these lines from the Youtube video feed: “God never told you to follow your heart… He says the heart is deceitful, so follow me.” “He never told you to live your own truth… He said to live his truth, because he is truth.”“He never told you to love how youContinue reading “Wisdom from the Feed”
Padre Pio – Pray for us
Back in 2008, as I was a few years into my journey back to a refocused faith. I made Cursillo weekend, and I sat at the St. Padre Pio table. Since then I have read many books and reflected on the life of this great saint. Since the Fall, I have been reading, ‘ Pray,Continue reading “Padre Pio – Pray for us”
A Season of channeling Peace…
A little more than a month, back at Blessed Sacrament Parish, it seems like September started in August. There is a natural cadence that is developed early in our lives because of the starting of the new school year, we are accustomed, or can I thrusted into a new routine after the lazy days ofContinue reading “A Season of channeling Peace…”
Carpe Diem…
Most of us are familiar with this phrase… Seize the day- Tomorrow we die. What a difference a day makes… yesterday we celebrated and today we have the Gospel passage from Matthew that sure wakes up anyone who has adopted a prosperity gospel ideal. “Anyone one who wishes to follow me, must deny himself andContinue reading “Carpe Diem…”
Another year of Diaconate Ministry
Yesterday, I celebrated my third year of ordination in the office of a Deacon… well, it really is more of a reflecting than celebrating.Shared a meal with the other men and their wives… which is always nice and true to the feast day and the season, it was a BBQ. I felt the prompting toContinue reading “Another year of Diaconate Ministry”
The Deacon Guy 