Pastor's Corner: Grace and the face of God

As I am writing this article, my wife, Jan, and I are on retreat with six married couples. The purpose of this retreat is to continue to assist each of the husbands in their continued formation to become ordained Deacons in the Catholic Church. Jan and I are part of the formation team for these couples.

This is the third cohort of men that I have had the opportunity to go through the formation process with and I am finding that there is one question that comes up in the mind of the men and that is; What is my ministry as a deacon going to look like after I am ordained? This is not a question t...