May 12, 2020 | Media, Publications
1. Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation regularly! Whenever you are in a moment of temptation, start praying the Our Father and Hail Mary. Our Lord and Blessed Mother will be with you! 2. Attend Mass every Sunday (and more frequently if you can!) 3. Spend time...
Apr 20, 2020 | Media, Publications
Deacon’s Role in Liturgical Preaching Outside of Mass One of the most anticipated duties that a deacon exercises upon ordination is liturgical preaching. During formation, while listening to homilies in the pew, we may have said to ourselves, “I can’t wait to get...
Apr 18, 2020 | Media, Publications
Ebionites. Judaic. Jesus is only an inspired man [Irenaeus our source]; Muslims. Docetism (1st century and afterwards) (1) From the Greek verb dokeo meaning “to appear” (2) The Word only appeared to take a human body; mirage. Subordinationism and...
Mar 21, 2020 | Media, Publications
The Narrow Gate this week is taken from Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers‘ blog The Deacon’s Heart, originally published on Ash Wednesday of 2011. I am the oldest of four children in a family that includes three boys and a girl. My younger brother and I often gave our...
Jan 2, 2020 | Media, Publications
In the ordination rite for deacons, the prayer of consecration states: “Lord, look with favor on these servants of yours, whom we now dedicate to the office of deacon, to minister at your holy altar. Lord, send forth upon them the Holy Spirit, that they may be...
Nov 9, 2019 | Media, Publications
November 7, 2019 CRYSTAL LAKE—A Catholic’s duty is to watch for an opening, get his or her foot in the door, toss in some seeds of faith, and let God do His work. Be “contagiously Catholic.” That is the theory of Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, co-host of the EWTN’s...
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