Deacon Misulia’s family subculture fostered a strong sense of spirituality as well. He remembers attending daily Mass during summer vacation and sharing a holy hour with his parents and four brothers at the adoration chapel in his home parish of St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown.

Dylan Beard says his Olympic dreams “start with God and stay with God.” Those Olympic dreams, which started in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Archbishop Spalding High School, are just a couple races away from fruition.

Deacon Franz Josef Basalo Belleza enjoys a leisurely stroll or jog during his downtime, but he says his journey to the priesthood has been “no walk in the park.”

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., vicar for Baltimore City, about how the Seek the City to Come plan will be implemented and about its impact on Black and Hispanic communities.

Deacon Daniel Andrades looks forward to his ordination to the priesthood June 22 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland as a gift that will be reciprocated.

During his diaconate year at Sacred Heart in Glyndon, Deacon Acuña has been blessed to assist his community sacramentally by performing house blessings, baptisms and other pastoral duties that are often delegated to deacons; but he admits that this has made him even more eager to receive the apostolic authority of the Church, so that he can fully serve his parish community in his vocation as Priest.

A funeral Mass for Sister M. Mercille Schneider of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered June 10 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Mercille died June 3. She was 96.

Father Thaddeus Burch, a Baltimore native and physics professor at Marquette University, died May 14. He was 93.

Sister Mary-Pauline’s journey into religious life came about as she was helping others discern vocations in Africa. Serving as the coordinator of a vocations club in her home parish in Ghana, she researched religious communities for a girl who wanted to become a religious sister.

Conventual Franciscan Father Richard Rome was ordained June 8 at St. Casimir in Canton, joining the Our Lady of the Angels Province as its newest priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.