He had felt God calling him into ministry, but with 10 kids and a more than full time job, Daniel Quagliana had to wait until retirement to begin the steps to becoming a permanent deacon. “I would say God’s been pulling me towards Him to do His work for most of my adult life. A […]
The Cathedral of Prato, Italy, was the setting last Saturday for the ordination of a former punk band guitarist and policeman. Father Giulio Vanucci, who has long hair and a beard and who earlier in life was part of the group i Quanti, a local punk band, was ordained along with Father Michele Di Stefano, […]
Outside St. Joseph Cathedral, the Allentown Arts Festival was getting underway. Inside the cathedral, three men began their diaconal ministry. Bishop Michael W. Fisher called it a glorious day, as he ordained Michael Hahn, Michael Katilus and Anthony Vilardo as permanent deacons. Within the Catholic Church, deacons serve as ministers of the Word, proclaiming the […]
The Feast of the Ascension at Ss. Columba-Brigid Church on Buffalo’s near East Side saw the first Mass celebrated by Father Jason Damon, O.F.M., a Franciscan Friar, who had been ordained at Holy Name College in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 4.
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, archbishop of Atlanta, ordained Father Emmanuel Wenke, OFM Conv., to the priesthood on Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at OLV National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna. Archbishop Hartmayer, who served as the main celebrant for the Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood, opened […]
The last in the Triple Crown of ordinations saw Jeffrey Donovan joining the presbyterate. in recent weeks, the diocese has seen Sebastian Aristizabal become a transitional deacon and seven men join the permanent diaconate. Applause filled the air as Bishop Michael W. Fisher accepted the 28-year-old South Buffalo native to enter the priesthood. The June […]
They’ve been called the Magnificent Seven. The diaconate class of 2023 is comprised of men who will collaborate with the bishop and the priests in ministry to parishioners and others to spread the Word of God, calling all to conversion and holiness. The May 20 ordination saw St. Joseph Cathedral filled with family and friends […]
Proclaiming it a joyful day for the Church, Bishop Michael W. Fisher opened remarks during his homily during the Mass for the Ordination to the Holy Order of Deacon. Jeffrey Donovan became a transitional deacon in the diocese during the Mass at OLV National Shrine & Basilica on May 27. Bishop Fisher thanked Msgr. David […]
Music, the great outdoors, and of course faith, mingled together to lead Joseph Tokasz to the priesthood. Father Tokasz, who was ordained June 4, always let what was dear to his heart drive him. Born in West Seneca and raised in Elma, the oldest of three kids in a tightknit family, received the music gene […]
Father Joseph Franz can point to two life-changing moments for leading him to the priesthood – his father’s death and his divorce. “It was difficult,” he says of his father’s death 25 years ago. Gerald Franz died after a six-month battle with cancer. Father Joseph, the fifth of six kids born and raised in East Eden, […]
