by Danelle Bjornson | Jun 6, 2017 | vocations
When a man is studying for the priesthood, one of the final steps is to be ordained a deacon. Deacon, along with priest and bishop, constitute the three orders in the sacrament of Holy Orders. The ordained ministry of the diaconate finds its scriptural foundation in...
by Danelle Bjornson | Jun 6, 2017 | vocations
17 years ago, on May 13, 2000, on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, I was ordained to the Order of Transitional Deacon. My parish pastor, Fr. John Parr, very generously gave me a print of Ford Madox Brown’s powerful painting, Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet, a gift I have...
by Danelle Bjornson | Jan 5, 2017 | vocations
The annual Seminarian Christmas Party is a time to celebrate the past year with family and friends. Including 2 new men present who are in the application process for seminary, the 32 men helped decorate the refectory in the Holy Cross Diocesan Center to welcome their...
by Danelle Bjornson | Sep 30, 2016 | vocations
This morning I GOOGLED the phrase, “What one book would I want if I were stranded on a desert island” and it came up with 1,940,000 hits. Nearly two million other people have pondered that question as well. I only perused a few of the sites and enjoyed a few...
