On March 25, 2017 we met at Alemany High School. We will be at Alemany High School for our next class on the 9th of April. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) Today we reviewed all of the items that a Deacon can do during Mass. The reason for this is that it will comprise our last practicum as part of our formation process. The focus of this practicum is to perform …
On March 18, 2017 we met at Alemany High School. We will be at Alemany High School for our next class on the 25th of March. We spent the morning going over mandatory reporting and the Call to Orders ceremony that we would be experiencing in the afternoon. Due to the travel plans of the Archbishop, we experienced Call to Orders during a Sunday Vigil Mass. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) …
March 15, 2017 – Daily in the news and TV, again and again we see children with matchstick arms and legs with stunted growth. Why? poverty, conflict, war, harmful economics, drought, climate change, and poor health. Yes, these problems of child hunger and poor health are a reality around the world. Now within months the UN predicts that 1.4 million children will die of starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. The numbers are staggering. We must continue to …