The very first deacon class of the Diocese of Orlando celebrated it’s 25th anniversary last month, and the Florida Catholic newspaper took note: They were the class of ’82. Thirteen men, sent forth by their pastors at the behest of their bishop into unexplored territory, the first men in the Orlando Diocese to answer a…

An alert reader pointed out that Detroit has just ordained a batch of deacons — 15, in fact. The Michigan Catholic newspaper has a terrific write-up, complete with biographies of the men, pictures and short essays about their vocational journeys. Great stuff. Congratulations, and welcome! And God bless you all.

Word is filtering down from from Massachusetts that they’ve just welcomed a new crop of deacons. From the local paper: Six Cape and Islands men were among the 13 ordained as permanent deacons yesterday at Corpus Christi Church, said a spokesman for the Fall River Diocese. Bishop George Coleman, former pastor of Corpus Christi, presided.…

I noticed a new website on my sitemeter, checked it out and, lo and behold, it seems to be all about one man’s journey toward ordination as a Catholic deacon. There’s a lot of interesting material here about the author’s particular program — though I don’t think he says where he is, and he goes…

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