Fr. James Kroeger of @maryknoll.bsky.social speaks with the Paulist Deacon Affiliates in today's new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social. Fr. Kroeger, who was a missionary in Asia for 52 years, shares details about his ministry and more. Please listen here or at your podcast player:

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On this #Epiphany, we hear the account of #TheMagi from the East who saw #TheStar. @evandeneykel.bsky.social digs into the story at our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

In his remarks on the plane ride after his apostolic visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV cited the book "The Practice of the Presence of God" as a key to understanding his personal spirituality. For a background on that book, listen to this episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social with @cab-phd.bsky.social:

Please join us as we chat about our year!

Today's Gospel passage for the Feast of the Holy Family begins with the words "When the magi had departed ... ". Who were the #magi? @evandeneykel.bsky.social visited @deaconspod.bsky.social to answer that question:

A special #Advent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social just dropped! In this two-guest episode, @grnmtnby.bsky.social and @deacondrew.bsky.social speak with Maggi Van Dorn, host of America Media's Hark! podcast, and Shemaiah Gonzalez, author of the new book "Undaunted Joy":

This is a great conversation with a wonderful Bishop!

Rev. Joseph Yoo of Texas was a great guest on our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social earlier this year. Here's a clip. Hear the full episode with @josephyoo.bsky.social at: open.spotify.com/episode/3utj...

When choosing an emblem for the #HolySpirit, would the ole #pigeon be better? @josephyoo.bsky.social poses this question at our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/3utj...

In this video, Pope Leo speaks about the book "Practice of the Presence of God" by Br. Lawrence (c. 1614 – 1691). To get a sense of this book, listen to this episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social with translator Carmen Acevedo Butcher: open.spotify.com/episode/6NFR... youtu.be/Bg66gtqZSbw?...

How does the Church express hospitality? Are our parishes in “maintenance mode” or “mission mode”? These are just two of the questions that Sr. Donna Ciangio, O.P., discusses with the Paulist Deacon Affiliates in this latest episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social. Listen here:

A brand new episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social has dropped! Our guest is Sr. Donna Ciangio, O.P., Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Newark in #NewJersey and one of the @caldwelldominicans.bsky.social. Please listen here or at your podcast player:

Here is a snip from a recent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring Marissa Papula, the Director of Campus Ministry at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles:

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A new episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social dropped today! In this installment, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates speak with America Media's @colleendulle.com about her new book "Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter" from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. Please listen here:

In this latest episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social, three of the Paulist Deacon Affiliates note recent events, including the government shutdown; the demolition of the White House’s East Wing; and more. They also note happenings in their own ministries and reflect on our recent episodes:

A new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social has dropped! In this installment, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates note some of the things happening in the United States, including government shutdown; the demolition of the White House’s East Wing; and more: open.spotify.com/episode/1tXo...

Every single person has inherent dignity and deserves respect and compassion, says @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social in this clip from a recent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

If you encounter someone who is thinking about coming to Church, or is thinking about leaving the Church, what would you say to them to give them #hope? That's the question posed to @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social in this snip from a recent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

#Trappist Fr. Isaac Slater provides a definition of "judging" in this snip from an episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social. He is author of the @litpress.bsky.social book “Do Not Judge Anyone: Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World.” Please listen to the full episode at: open.spotify.com/episode/2xSS...

This is moving, often sad, but ultimately joyful as two of our Paulist Deacon Affiliates, Mark Asselin and Patrick Murphy-Racey, discuss the lives and deaths of their mothers. Please join us for this very intimate episode.

This is a snip from a recent episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social. Full episode: paulist.org/gloria On Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. Eastern, Gloria will deliver the Gallagher Talk (online and in-person) in #GrandRapids, on “The Role of Compassion in a Divided World.”

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How many "close friends" do you have? Has remote work hurt adult friendships? What does it mean to be a friend? Can men and women be friends? These questions are raised in this new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social about "the friendship recession":

Daryl Grigsby is author of the new Paulist Press book "Catholics for the Common Good: An Eternal Offering." Here is a snip from his recent visit to our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

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A new episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social dropped this morning! Today, @deacondrew.bsky.social, @deaconmike.bsky.social, and Deacon Mike discuss “the friendship recession” – the change in how adults maintain friendships, notably due to remote work. Listen here or at your podcast player:

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A new episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social just dropped! The Paulist Press book “Women Responding to the Spirit: Selections from the Madeleva Lectures” is the topic! Deacon @pmrtv.bsky.social interviews the book’s editors, Jessica Coblentz and Dan Horan. Listen here or at your podcast player:

Please listen to this important episode. We promise you will find it enlightening and hopeful as @pmrtv.bsky.social speaks with Professors Jessica Coblentz and Dan Horan discuss this new book they edited: “Women Responding to the Spirit: Selections From the Madeleva Lectures.

This is a third snip of the conversation with Paulist Fr. Ben Chisholm on our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social. To hear the full interview, please visit: paulist.org/the-conversa... Fr. Ben is now serving as associate director of the University Catholic Center at #UCLA in Los Angeles.

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This is a snip of a recent episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring @josephyoo.bsky.social, an Episcopal priest in the Houston area who has a dynamic presence on Instagram and TikTok. Listen to the full episode at: paulist.org/Yoo

In this "Back to School" episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates speak with Marissa Papula, Director of Campus Ministry at Loyola Marymount in LA. They speak about what draws students to campus ministry; the impact of Kairos retreats; @cwpreach.bsky.social; and more:

A brand new episode of our podcast Deacons Pod (@deaconspod.bsky.social) just dropped! In this "Back to School" episode, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates have a wonderful conversation with Marissa Papula, the Director of Campus Ministry at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles:

Here is another snip of Paulist Fr. Chris Malano's great conversation with the Paulist Deacon Affiliates for a recent episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social. Listen to their full conversation with @cdmalano.bsky.social at: paulist.org/Chris or: deaconspod.com

Praise be to God for our three new Paulist Deacon Affiliates! They are Deacon Mike Berstene of Tollan, CT; Deacon Mike Hayes (@deaconmike.bsky.social) of Cleveland, OH; and Deacon Dennis Rybicki of Grand Rapids, MI. Hear from them in this latest episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

Meet our new Paulist Deacon Affiliates!

Before he was ordained in May, Paulist Fr. Chris Malano (@cdmalano.bsky.social) spoke with Deacon Drew Dickson (@deacondrew.bsky.social) for an episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social. Here is a brief snip from their conversation. To listen to the full episode, visit: paulist.org/Chris

You can hear the new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring a conversation with Rev. @josephyoo.bsky.social on Substack:

A new episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social just dropped! Today, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates speak with @josephyoo.bsky.social, an Episcopal priest in Texas and author of “When the Saints Go Flying In: Stories About Faith, Life, and Everything in Between.” Listen here or at your podcast player:

Thanks so much to @deaconspod.bsky.social for having JRS/USA VP of Program Operations on to discuss JRS's work in the wake of devastating cuts to US foreign aid.

In the wake of the U.S. government's massive cuts to international aid, Jesuit Refugee Service is still serving #refugees. In this new episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social, @deacondrew.bsky.social speaks with Hilary Chester, @jrsusa.bsky.social's Vice President for Program Operations. Listen here:

A brand new episode of our @deaconspod.bsky.social just dropped! Today, @deacondrew.bsky.social speaks with Hilary Chester, a vice president at @jrsusa.bsky.social. In the wake of the massive cuts to international aid, JRS/USA is still serving #refugees. Listen here or at your podcast player:

Daryl Russell Grigsby tells the stories of 36 amazing people in his new Paulist Press book "Catholics for the Common Good: An Eternal Offering." He discusses their lives at the most recent episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

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In episodes of @deaconspod.bsky.social this spring, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates and guests discussed the federal government's funding cuts to USAID and @catholicrelief.bsky.social. This clip from "Having Hope When Optimism Dims" features @deacondrew.bsky.social and @drclarkm1.bsky.social:

A new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social just dropped! Today, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates speak with Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO, about his new @litpress.bsky.social book "Do Not Judge Anyone: Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World":

NEW: @mollieoreilly.bsky.social of @commonweal.bsky.social visits @deaconspod.bsky.social! The deacons ask Mollie about Pope Leo XIV; the role of LGBTQ+ people and women in the Church; why she stays a Catholic; and her reflection for @cwpreach.bsky.social. Listen here or at your podcast player: