While working on the strategic diaconate initiatives project of The 4:12 Pathways for Pastoral Leadership grant, I seized the opportunity to visit the Old Ursuline Convent located in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Convent is one of the city’s most...
Just before the start of Lent I was in Rome on a pilgrimage. One of the churches I visited was the Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa. It is more commonly known as Scala Santa or, in English, the Holy Stairs. Tradition tells us the staircase in the church is from...
Deacon Andrew Saunders, Co-Director of the 4:12 Pathway for Pastoral Leadership grant, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology traveled to New Orleans from January 28 to January 31, 2025, to collaborate with Deacon Ray Duplechain, Director of the Permanent...
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