Category: Bishop Frank Schuster

Again, No

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Arms of the Archdiocese of Seattle

This past Saturday, on the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, I received my letter from the Archdiocese of Seattle regarding my application for formation to the Diaconate. The answer, as it was eight years ago, was no. This time, there was no real explanation, just a carefully worded form letter. The last time my application was rejected, I wrote a heartfelt […]

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Called, Not Chosen

Bishop Frank Schuster, community, Francine my love, inside baseball, Meditations, Moments in Time, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Vocation

Last Friday morning, I was struck particularly by a psalm from the Office for Saint Agatha: O God, my God, for Thee I long at break of day: My soul thirsteth for Thee, my body longeth for Thee, As desert, arid land: thus I appear before Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory. For Thy mercy […]

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