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It happened in Buffalo: Donald Weigel left his job six years ago as a corporate executive at a Fortune 500 company to pursue a different calling, to become a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church. He returned to Western New York from Richmond, Va., and over the course of five years, he taught and worked…

It happened in Albany, and made some history. From the Albany Times-Union: Four area men had the distinction Saturday of being ordained deacons of the Catholic Church in the first celebration held in the newly restored Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The colorful Ordination to the Diaconate was celebrated by Bishop Howard Hubbard of the…

It’s ordination season, and my neighbors to the east got into the spirit on May 15th, ordaining a fresh batch of deacons on Long Island. From Long Island Catholic: Bishop William Murphy ordained 10 men to the diaconate for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on May 15 at St. Agnes Cathedral here. The diaconate is…

If I’m lucky, and God doesn’t mind, (and I haven’t lost what’s left of my marbles) maybe this one day could be me: Lou Weitzel piloted a B-24 bomber over Europe during World War II, helped Ford Motor Co. integrate its production in Canada, and now each Sunday he serves as a deacon for St.…
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