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Bridegroom and Servant
Deacon James Keating
Marriage in Christ and the ordination of a man into the servant mysteries of Christ as deacon form an integral sign. This sign points to what the Bridegroom- Servant Christ enacted in the Incarnation. The Sacrament of Matrimony images...
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‘Go Out to All Nations’
Deacon Richard F. Hudzik
These words are both an explanation of and an invitation to developing a ministry that broadcasts and instantiates the...
Preaching Hope
Deacon Greg Kandra
Without a doubt, it’s the most popular four-letter word in Catholicism right now. Hope. With the historic Holy Year...
Witnesses of Fidelity
Dr. Roland Millare
On Oct. 2, 1974, Pope St. Paul VI said that the world “listens more willingly to witnesses than to...
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Piety in the World
Deacon Anthony J. Clishem
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on Piety in the World
If St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) could have foreseen an audience that would include, 400 years later, those ordained...
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Numbered Among the Levites
Deacon Stephen Fahrig
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on Numbered Among the Levites
One of the most solemn and beautiful moments of the liturgical year occurs at the Easter Vigil when the...
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The Wind in Our Sails
Deacon Robert T. Yerhot
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on The Wind in Our Sails
God gives us three theological virtues at baptism: faith, hope and charity. Allow me to use an image to...
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Holy Helper
Father Deacon Basil Ryan Balke
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on Holy Helper
One of my favorite Eastern saints, one who is not as popular in the West, is St. Pantaleon. Before...
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Who Is in Your Pews?
Deacon Steve Kramer
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on Who Is in Your Pews?
As a preaching professor, one of my go-to documents when teaching homiletics is “Preaching in the Sunday Assembly: A...
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Living Redemptor Hominis
Deacon Dominic Cerrato
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on Living Redemptor Hominis
In his first encyclical, Redemptor Hominis (“The Redeemer of Man”), Pope St. John Paul II offers a profound exploration...
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