Deacon Robert Ruggiero has long thought that God had a specific mission for him — possibly the priesthood. But his journey to obedience lasted far beyond three days — about 30 years.
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Meet the Priests: Called to Serve — Deacon, Former Waiter, Anticipating Ordination
Once a restaurant server in New York, Deacon Nelson Gerardo Tlatelpa now prepares for priesthood in the Diocese of Brooklyn, drawing on life lessons from his journey from Mexico to ministry.
Diocese of Brooklyn Welcomes International Priests in Multicultural Ordination Ceremony
As befitting a diocese known as the Diocese of Immigrants, the ordination of new priests at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Saturday, June 1, was an international celebration centered on three men from such faraway places as Brazil, Colombia, and Nigeria and one man who is Vietnamese American.
Ordination to the Priesthood
New lives as Catholic priests in the Diocese of Brooklyn await three men set to be ordained Saturday, June 4 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Awaiting My Time to Serve God’s Children
As I wait to be ordained a priest of Jesus Christ in two weeks, I cannot help but feel in awe of how the Lord is preparing me to receive the grace of being ordained.
No Ordinary Ordination
Four new priests for the Diocese of Brooklyn: Fathers Dragan Pušić, 54; Néstor Martínez, 35; Peter Okajima, 59; and Gabriel Agudelo-Perdomo, 58.
Only in Print: New York Women Push For Equal Church ‘Rites’
On International Women’s Day, March 8, 11 women and men gathered across the street from the United Nations to stand for equal rights — and rites — in the Catholic Church.
Two Transitional Deacons Ordained for Brooklyn Diocese
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, ordained six men as transitional deacons at St. Joseph Seminary in the Dunwoodie section of Yonkers on Nov. 9, including two who are studying to become priests for the Diocese of Brooklyn — Nestor Armando Martinez Barajas and Dragan Pusic.
Four New Priests Ordained to Serve Brooklyn and Queens
The new priests are Father Michael F. Falce, Pedro Angucho Lopez, JohnPaul Obiaeri and Edwin A. Ortiz. During the two-hour liturgy in front of a full church, the four men pledged obedience to the Bishop and his successors as they proclaimed that they were ready to serve the people of Brooklyn and Queens.
‘Be Reconciled With Your Brother’
As I recently celebrated the second anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood, two things came to mind. In one sense, I felt that my ordination took place only yesterday and in another, it seemed as if I have been a priest my whole life. Hence, the mystery of the priesthood! In a priest’s life, no two days are ever the same.