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Four seminarians were ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington June 13. The ordination of Jonathan R. Fioramonti, John Paul Heisler, Jonathan Smith and Joseph Townsend was livestreamed from the cathedral.
A highlight for Deacon Charles C. Pavlick has been preaching: ‘You’re spending your week with the Gospel.’
Deacon Joseph F. Moschetto looks back on an interesting diaconate year and looks forward to celebrating the sacraments.
Deacon Peter M. McShurley is aware that as a priest, he’s participating in ‘something so much bigger than myself.’
Deacon James Waalkes, a former teacher, has a heart for youth ministry and sharing joy through his music.
Deacon Guillermo J. González was born in El Salvador, studied in Spain and returned to serve the Diocese of Arlington.
Five deacons will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington June 6. The ordination of deacons Guillermo J. González, Peter McShurley, Joseph F. Moschetto, Charles C. Pavlick and James F. Waalkes will be livestreamed from the cathedral.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June 2 shortly before he was expected to sign an executive order at the White House to expand U.S. support for international religious freedom efforts.
Another unarmed black man dead at the hands of police. This time, a video showed an officer kneeling on the neck of the handcuffed man, George Floyd, who said repeatedly before he died that he could not breathe.“I’m tired. It just keeps happening over and over again,” said Deacon Albert A. Anderson Jr. of St. Joseph Church in Alexandria a week after the latest killing, as nightly protests continued across a nation already devastated by the coronavirus. “There’s a disease in this country that’s more deadly than the coronavirus can ever be. Until the reality of this systemic racism is addressed, it’s never going to change."
On Pentecost Sunday, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated the first public Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington since public Masses were suspended in mid-March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
