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Vocations

Deacon Mwai’s calling rooted in Benedictine foundation

June 21, 2023
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations

Deacon Mwai left the monastery to come to the East Coast, where he saw the life of the church in Maryland and was attracted to it.

Deacon Mmuoh’s journey goes from ‘playing Mass’ to celebrating the Eucharist

June 20, 2023
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations

Deacon Felix Mmuoh will be one of nine seminarians who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Monsignor Phillips, who helped form new Woodlawn parish, set for retirement

June 20, 2023
By Carole Norris Greene
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations

Monsignor Thomas Lee Phillips has gone from being a student challenged when learning Latin, a high school teacher and associate pastor to a highly regarded pastor of two area churches for nearly 40 years.

Deacon Koski looks forward to being ‘instrument of God’s mercy’

June 19, 2023
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations

Deacon Koski, the eldest of four siblings, grew up in several parishes. He was baptized at St. Thomas More in Baltimore, received his first Communion at St. Joseph in Fullerton and was confirmed at St. Isaac Jogues in Carney.

Deacon Paul Kongnyuy embraces ‘priestly heart’

June 18, 2023
By Yvonne Wenger
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations

As a priest, Deacon Kongnyuy says his primary role will be as a teacher and evangelizer who shares the word of God at every opportunity.

Former NASA chemist Deacon Javier Fuentes finds faith in science and a more “satisfying” job

June 17, 2023
By Priscila González de Doran
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations

While working as a chemical technician at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt and breaking down compounds, Deacon Javier A. Fuentes Cabrera found conviction in God’s existence.

Monsignor Hartnett at his peak while connecting with parishioners through sacraments

June 16, 2023
By Gerry Jackson
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations

Monsignor Robert Hartnett, 70, said he has always tried to be welcoming and inclusive.

Deacon John Bilenki brings familial approach to ministry

June 16, 2023
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations

Deacon John Bilenki always has looked upon family as a blessing, and it’s the familial aspects of prayer and the church that are at the forefront of the seminarian’s thoughts as he prepares for life as a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Deacon Daniel Acquard finds what was missing while setting sail for priesthood

June 15, 2023
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations

As a fourth-year seminarian, Deacon Daniel Acquard finds himself drawn to the “unique stories” of those to whom he ministers.

Dulaney Valley monastery welcomes two Carmelites

June 14, 2023
By Sharon Crews Hare
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Following a year of postulancy, the 26-year-old woman became a novice, Sister Bridget of Holy Mystery, with the Carmelite Community of Baltimore.

Survey: permanent deacon numbers in U.S. expected ‘to remain stable’ but continue slow decline

June 9, 2023
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News

Results of an annual survey on the permanent diaconate of the U.S. Catholic Church show the estimated number of deacons in active ministry was 13,695 in 2022, the lowest since 2011.

Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ bring love to troubled streets

June 7, 2023
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently welcomed a new international community of religious sisters who are boldly bringing Christ’s presence to people who need it most.

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