Ordinations Diaconate Ordinations of 2008
In his homily, Bishop Callahan exhorted the men to look to the example of St. Paul, whom they had chosen as their patron, and in honor of whom the Church celebrates this Pauline Year. He stressed especially Paul’s idea of conformity to Christ: “This configuration to Christ must remain clear lest [the deacon] lose his identity as an authentic messenger of the Gospel and become simply a social commentator whose thoughts and opinions are filled with worldly conjecture that bear little relevance to genuine prophetic Gospel proclamation, namely: the Truth of Jesus Christ!” The day before the ordination, the soon-to-be deacons and their families attended the Holy Father’s Wednesday Audience. Benedict XVI addressed these words specifically to the men of the North American College: “May the grace of Holy Orders lead you to preach the Gospel with conviction and love”. With sincere affection, the community of the Pontifical North American College joins in the Pope’s desire for these new deacons and looks forward with hope and expectation to their ministry.
James Adams Nicholas Azar, II Jesse Burish Dishan Candappa Daniel Champoli Charles Cortinovis Edward D’Almeida Sean Danda Jeffery Droessler Joshua Ehli Ryan Erlenbush Aaron Esch Chase Hasenoehrl David Kuttner James Melnick Pablo Migone Robert Mucci Roberto Ortiz Joseph Previtali Gregory Rannazzisi Adam Rust Nick Schneider Gerald Shantillo Nicholas Vaskov Robert Wagner
Diocese of Kalamazoo Archdiocese of Atlanta Diocese of La Crosse Archdiocese of Melbourne Diocese of Brooklyn Archdiocese of Washington Diocese of Little Rock Archdiocese of Indianapolis Diocese of Orange Diocese of Bismarck Diocese of Great Falls-Billings Archdiocese of Milwaukee Diocese of Boise Diocese of Spokane Diocese of Little Rock Diocese of Savannah Diocese of Brooklyn Archdiocese of Newark Archdiocese of San Francisco Diocese of Rockville Centre Diocese of Memphis Diocese of Bismarck Diocese of Scranton Diocese of Pittsburgh Diocese of Arlington
Ordained in their respective Dioceses - Summer 2008 James DeViese, Jr. Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Andrew James Archdiocese of Sydney Joshua Stevens Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Above left: Bishop Callahan hands the book of the Gospels to newly ordained Deacons Charles Cortinovis (Washington) and Daniel Champoli (Brooklyn). Left: The soon-to-be-ordained lay prostrate during the Litany of the Saints.
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