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John Bilenki takes in the moment during his transitional deacon ordination May 21, 2022 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

RADIO INTERVIEW: A mom’s perspective on a son’s journey to the priesthood

June 7, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations

Mary Ellen Bilenki is a parishioner of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock and the mother of Deacon John Bilenki, a recently ordained transitional deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore who is expected to be ordained a priest for the archdiocese next year. She shares a parent’s perspective of watching a son journey toward the priesthood.

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