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A bright day for deacons in the Sunshine State
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deacon greg kandra
Two weeks ago, they ordained what the local paper has dubbed a “bumper crop” of deacons in Pensacola-Tallahassee. From Florida Catholic: God blessed the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee abundantly with a bumper crop of new permanent deacons June 20 when Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, ordained 17 men during Mass at St. Paul Parish. Coming from…
Deacon Nixon & Deacon Nixon: a family that prays together
By
deacon greg kandra
It sounds like an Abbott & Costello routine, but this is no joke: two men with the same name are deacons, a father and son, but soon the son will become a Father. Florida Catholic sorts it out: The Nixon family of Blessed Sacrament Parish here already had two Michaels, father and son. Now both…
New England’s new deacons
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deacon greg kandra
Actually, it’s Worcester, to be precise. Just as in the days of the early Church, the diocese recently welcomed seven men into the diaconate. From the Catholic Free Press: An inspiration to return to the Catholic Church. An opportunity to see Dad at his happiest – or have him home more often. These were among…
Worth a thousand words
By
deacon greg kandra
The beautiful image above, from Whispers, and the camera of Sam Lucero shows Timothy Dolan, while archbishop of Milwaukee, embracing a newly ordained permanent deacon. Check out the rest of Lucero’s gorgeous and inspiring work at his website.
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