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My path to the Diaconate was not a straight one, to say the least. I was born and raised in the Bay Area of California. My parents were devout Jehovah’s Witnesses and raised me to be the same. I...
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Fraternity, adventure and prayer were initial reasons seminarian Aaron Matthew Lugo attended his first Explore Retreat at Camp Aranzazu. He liked playing sports and being outdoors, so fishing...
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I was ordained a deacon in 2012, but my diaconate journey began long ago in three phases.
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My journey to the permanent diaconate began many years before formation classes started in the early 1990s. It actually began with meeting and eventually marrying my wife, Barbara.
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Matthew’s Gospel speaks tellingly of the qualities and requirements for those seeking to serve God. In chapter 9 we are happy and challenged by the promise of an abundant harvest. The sobering...
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Grotto Blog For YOung Adults
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David Bailey founded the Urban Doxology Songwriting Internship to invest in young people and create new culture by helping them write songs that facilitate healing and justice. They write songs of...
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When choosing a college, it was the community that won me over. As soon as I stepped foot on campus for accepted students day, I could feel a palpable sense of energy, pride, and connection. Students...
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My (now) husband, Drew, and I got engaged just 3.5 months after we started dating. Crazy, I know. When we tell people that, they usually respond with something like, “When you know, you know!” or “It...
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