Meet the new transitional deacons
May 30, 2018
Five seminarians will be ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington June 2. Meet the new deacons.
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Friends help diaconal candidate in his discernment
May 30, 2018
“I was blessed to make awesome friends, guys and girls at school, and my decision to enter seminary would have been very difficult without them,” said Blank. “Simple and informal fraternity with friends has been the backbone of my discernment. They know me so well, and give me the courage to do God’s will.”
Diaconate ordination a ‘promise’ to God
May 30, 2018
A seminarian’s faith journey stretched from France to Rome and across the United States.
Former skeptic on path to the priesthood
May 29, 2018
James Waalkes came to embrace the Catholic faith — and his vocation — through an 88-year-old priest friend’s encouragement at key points in his life. Waalkes will be ordained a transitional deacon at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington June 2.
Parents’ intuition on son’s vocation goes way back
May 29, 2018
Sean Koehr’s parents, whose home parish is St. John the Evangelist Church in Warrenton, knew that he had a vocation long before he did. When Koehr was a child, his dad gave nicknames such as “Dan the Man” and “Big Kev” to his 12 kids. Koehr’s monicker was “Father Sean.”
Deacon who once fled civil war now spreads Christ’s peace in Reston
May 18, 2018
Deacon Atanacio Sandoval was ordained in January 2015 and is now the sole Spanish-speaking member of the clergy at a parish with a large Hispanic population. And while the 48-year-old deacon stresses that he ministers to all parishioners, not just Spanish-speakers, the need for his service stretches far beyond the boundaries of his Reston parish.
Arlington diocesan priests mark jubilees from 25-60 years
May 10, 2018
Several priests in the Diocese of Arlington will mark special ordination jubilees this year. One will celebrate his 60th, another his 50th and six will mark their silver jubilees. Meet the jubilarians.
Melkite priest celebrates 50 years
May 4, 2018
Father Joseph Francavilla has served at Holy Transfiguration, one of five Eastern Catholic parishes in the Washington area, for the past 47 years.
Deacon Al Anderson promotes cultural diversity in the Diocese of Arlington
April 11, 2018
Deacon Albert J. Anderson Jr. is a permanent deacon serving his parish, St. Joseph Church in Alexandria, since 2011.
Bishop Burbidge to celebrate Holy Hours for vocations
March 28, 2018
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge will celebrate three holy hours for vocations.
