My good friend and fellow Deacon Candidate Dennis Kelley put his own unique spin on Sunday’s event:

A “Candidate” For The Diaconate

On Sunday, December 6, twenty-four men and I were called by Archbishop Alex J. Brunett to Candidacy for the Diaconate in the Seattle Archdiocese of the Catholic Church. In the Rite of Candidacy, the Church [...]

Today’s the day. At 2pm, we will proceed through the Rite of Candidacy and officially be “Candidates.” Please keep the Deacon Class of 2012 for the Archdiocese of Seattle in your prayers.

Saturday evening, we as a group were notified by the Vicar for Clergy, that Archbishop Brunett has received and accepted all of our petitions for Candidacy. This is an important step for us on our journey toward ordination as a Roman Catholic Deacon.
As a recap, last year was termed, our Aspirancy year. Not like aspirin, [...]

Yesterday’s celebration of the Feast of Christ the King reminded me of the often forgotten purpose of us as Christians. That is, we must always and everywhere work for the coming of His Kingdom.
Isn’t that what we pray for in the Lord’s prayer? Is it what we believe?
“Come, let us worship Jesus Christ, the King [...]

My last posting was on a seminar hosted by the Seattle Archdioceses, which provided some much needed training in this area. Almost 2 weeks ago, my supervisor at the hospital asked me to attend another, hosted by the Hospice of Kitsap county. It was about the care of the dying, and respecting/fulfilling final wishes. This [...]

Today I had an opportunity to take advantage of some awesome autumn weather and meet up with my Deacon mentor. I found we have something new in common because he now rides a 2010 Harley UltraClassic. It is a gorgeous bike. It appears to be a 2 toned Cobalt blue and black beauty and I [...]

I received a beautiful prayer card from a gentleman in the Deacon Formation Program for the Archdioceses of Newark. I want to thank Brian for continuing to keep in contact as we share something in common. His class will be ordained (G-d willing) in 2011, with ours in 2012.  Our classes could use your prayers! [...]

As I mentioned a few posts ago, my work within Hospital ministry has taken off. It’s been a blessing to meet and be in touch with so many new people. However, last week, was a week of firsts. Being in the presence of death was something I’d not experienced in quite some time, and certainly [...]

This morning, I awoke with this thought about my ministry at the hospital. I started there in July or towards the end of it. Since then, I’ve experienced many different blessings that to my surprise, were unexpected. As part of my spiritual direction, I’ve taken to journaling (in written form) which helps me to understand [...]

We’re officially off and running in our new formation year and our theme “Hearers of the Word.” Technically, we’re still Aspirants until the Rite of Candidacy which is scheduled for December. Tonight, we gathered for our first lecture which was on Canon Law, Tomorrow will have more on the Canon, Christian Anthropology, Documents of Vatican [...]