Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich ordained nine men to the priesthood at Holy Name Cathedral May 15, welcoming them to a presbyterate that both looks to them with hope and offers them support and encouragement as they begin their lives as priests.
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The priesthood "is not a career, it is a service," Pope Francis told nine men just before ordaining them to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rome.
The service to which priests are called must reflect the way God has cared and continues
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles greeted the relatively small, socially distanced gathering that had come to witness the ordination of eight men to the priesthood Aug. 8 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Precautions against spreading the novel coronavirus didn't dampen the spirits of five men ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Arlington, nor their families and friends.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ordained the men June 6 in ceremonies at the Cathedral of St.
Ava Lalor writes: If you had asked me what my plans for June looked like back in February, I would have told you: busy. Between driving home to Illinois for a friend's diaconate ordination, flying to Washington, D.C., for a five-day conference
alling children to the front of the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Bishop Donald E. DeGrood talked directly to them of God's love and courageously following God's will at his Mass of thanksgiving Feb. 16 in St. Paul. He was
I feel good. In the last several weeks I have attended two ceremonies in which young men were ordained priests. In my home diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, I saw five fine candidates receive Holy Orders and become priests, and a week later
As the three men lay prostrate on the marble floor of the sanctuary, I saw them commit to giving their lives for the Bride of Christ, the Church, just as husbands and wives commit to laying down their lives for their spouse.
What comes through clearly from this group of soon-to-be priests is a passion and fortitude that reminds us that Jesus Christ is the way.
The woman behind the register at the coffee shop barely looked at Deacon Charles “Gino” Galley as he ordered his coffee after Mass one Sunday morning. Deacon Galley, 32, was wearing his clericals after having just been ordained to the transitional diaconate