Seminarians

“Thought you might like to know,” writes Derek Remus (’11), “that Bishop William McGrattan of the Diocese of Calgary, Alberta, has called me to be ordained to the transitional diaconate.” The blessed event will take place at the end of Advent, on December 23, just in time

The above video features Br. John Winkowitsch, O.P. (’04), who made his first profession as a Western Dominican Province friar on September 2. “What do I love more than anything in the world?” he asks. “I love the truth, and I love Jesus Christ, and I love the Church. I want to lay down my life sharing that love with others, sharing that truth with others.”

Friends of Sean Wood (’13) staged a lively and generous farewell for him last weekend at a benefit concert at the Camarillo, California, home of College Regent Justin Schneir and his wife, Hope.

The photo features Michael Masteller (’13) enjoying the sweet taste of victory, delivered in the form of a cold cup of Italian gelato.

A blessed trend in recent years is that alumni deacons — who, while studying in Rome in preparation for their priestly ordinations — have been asked to chant the Gospel at various papal liturgies. The latest graduate to be so honored is Frater Miguel (Gaspar’08) Batres, O.Praem. On Good Friday, Frater Miguel proclaimed the words of Christ during the papal Celebration of the Passion of our Lord at St. Peter’s Basilica: