A Light in the Night
To hope is to wait for something that has already been given to us: salvation in the eternal and infinite love of God, that love, that salvation, that gives flavor to our life and that constitutes the cornerstone on which the world remains standing…
To hope is to savor the wonder of being loved , sought, and desired by a God who did not hide in his impenetrable skies but became flesh and blood, history and days to share our fate.
Pope Francis
WWII Diaconate Featuring Fr. John Washington
Part 7 of the diaconate video series with Deacon Andy Saunders and Deacon Ray Duplechain continues from the research library at the National World War II museum in New Orleans. This video highlights Fr. John Washington, a 1935 of Immaculate Conception Seminary School...
The Seeds of the Diaconate Planted at Dachau
Part 6 of the series on the diaconate with Deacon Andy Saunders and Deacon Ray Duplechain was filmed at the National World War II Museum. They discuss the seeds of the renewal of the diaconate coming from the Nazi concentration camp Dachau. Around 2,400 Catholic...
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Deacons and Saints
In part 5 of the video series on the diaconate, Deacon Andy Saunders and Deacon Ray Duplechain continue their discussion on the topic of saintly deacons, Mother Teresa, and the communion of saints in their leadership and witness to the people of God. The series was...
The Joy of Diaconal Ministry
In part 4 of the video series on the diaconate, Deacon Andy Saunders and Deacon Ray Duplechain continue their discussion emphasizing the joy of men during formation in relationship to God and others and the joy of diaconal ministry. The series was filmed in New...
Diakonos and Hospitality in the Early Church and Today
The Preaching as Hospitality Formation Program at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology sponsored Diakonos and Hospitality in the Early Church and Today, an Advent morning of reflection, on Saturday, December 13, in Bethany Hall at Seton Hall University,...
The Identity of the Deacon
In part 3 of Diaconal Formation and Leadership Today video series, Deacon Andy Saunders discusses with Deacon Ray Duplechain, Director of the Diaconate for the Archdiocese of New Orleans the Identity of the Deacon. Society often identifies deacons by what we do and...
Deacons: “Driving Force For the Church’s Service”
In part 2 of Diaconal Formation and Leadership Today video series, Deacon Andy Saunders discusses with Deacon Ray Duplechain, Director of the Diaconate for the Archdiocese of New Orleans that deacons have a particular charism of service which is sacramentalized at...
Diakonos and Hospitality in the Early Church and Today
The Preaching as Hospitality Formation Program at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology is offering a morning of Advent Reflection on Saturday, December 13, 9:00a.m. – 12:30p.m. at Bethany Hall, Seton Hall University for Mass and fellowship on the...
Certificate in Catholic Evangelization
This innovative and inspiring program is offered off-site in collaboration with St. Paul Inside the Walls Evangelization Center in Madison, NJ. Here, students are encouraged and prepared to heed the words of Pope Francis: "I want the Church to go out to the streets! …...
Statute of the Blessed Virgin Mother at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology