{"id":3022,"date":"2008-08-08T23:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/08\/little-rocks-big-class.html"},"modified":"2008-08-08T23:14:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-08T23:14:00","slug":"little-rocks-big-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/08\/little-rocks-big-class.html","title":{"rendered":"Little Rock’s big class"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> This picture appears this week in the diocesan paper of Little Rock, Arkansas Catholic<\/a>, celebrating the largest diaconate class ever. The item notes: <\/p>\n

For the first time, the diocese is hosting formation classes in Spanish as well as English. The class includes 52 men and their wives — 22 in the Spanish class and 30 in the English class. Each man was presented with a Bible and Catechism of the Catholic Church. The first weekend, Aug. 1-3, included courses on multiculturalism led by facilitators from the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio, a Mexican fiesta with music, a barbecue lunch and Mass with Bishop Anthony B. Taylor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read more about this big class right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What a great development, for the diocese and for the Church! <\/p>\n

Photo by: Malea Hargett<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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