March 14, 2008

Meet our future deacons

On June 28, history will be made at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis when 25 men from central and southern Indiana become the first permanent deacons ordained for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

This week’s issue of The Criterion introduces a series of profiles of these men that will be published in the weeks leading up to that important day.

The men to be ordained have been involved in the archdiocesan deacon formation program since 2004.

They have spent one weekend a month for 11 months each year in classes or on retreat.

Additionally, for nearly four years, they have been involved in spiritual formation and in ministry at parishes and archdiocesan agencies.

This week:

 

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