Deacon Drew
@deacondrew.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather, Catholic Deacon. Paulist Deacon Affiliate. One of the hosts of DeaconsPod. I know a thing or two about the law. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Saint Frances Cabrini, pray for us.
Please.
Please.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Saint Frances Cabrini, pray for us.
Please.
Please.
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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:
They also note happenings in their own ministries and reflect on our recent episodes:
Deacons Pod: Taking Note and Catching Up
The deacons take note of recent news in the United States, report on happenings in their own ministries, and reflect on some of the topics in our recent episodes.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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:
They also note happenings in their own ministries and reflect on our recent episodes:
Tonight it’s Poulenc, the cello sonata. Thanks to Daniel Anastasio over on Instagram. You can learn so much about music if you follow him.
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Tonight it’s Poulenc, the cello sonata. Thanks to Daniel Anastasio over on Instagram. You can learn so much about music if you follow him.
It’s just no way to treat people.
Take your pick of any news item these days and apply the statement above.
Take your pick of any news item these days and apply the statement above.
October 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s just no way to treat people.
Take your pick of any news item these days and apply the statement above.
Take your pick of any news item these days and apply the statement above.
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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.
A brand new installment of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social just dropped!
In this special episode, Deacon Patrick Murphy-Racey and Deacon Mark Asselin remember their moms, Sheila Murphy and Julienne Asselin, who both passed away earlier this year:
In this special episode, Deacon Patrick Murphy-Racey and Deacon Mark Asselin remember their moms, Sheila Murphy and Julienne Asselin, who both passed away earlier this year:
When Your Mom Passes Away
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October 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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.
Please pray for the @paulistfathers.bsky.social who are in the process of preparing for their Assembly next year where they will discern with the Holy Spirit and prepare a plan to guide their ministry for the next 4 years.
Please pray for the Paulist Fathers.
Please pray for the Paulist Fathers.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Please pray for the @paulistfathers.bsky.social who are in the process of preparing for their Assembly next year where they will discern with the Holy Spirit and prepare a plan to guide their ministry for the next 4 years.
Please pray for the Paulist Fathers.
Please pray for the Paulist Fathers.
Whenever we think we are responsible for the good things in our lives, or we feel lucky, rather than blessed, we are missing the presence of God in our lives.
It’s not the end of the world. He will wait for us to catch up and realize it was always Him.
Jesus is ever loving and ever patient.
It’s not the end of the world. He will wait for us to catch up and realize it was always Him.
Jesus is ever loving and ever patient.
October 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Whenever we think we are responsible for the good things in our lives, or we feel lucky, rather than blessed, we are missing the presence of God in our lives.
It’s not the end of the world. He will wait for us to catch up and realize it was always Him.
Jesus is ever loving and ever patient.
It’s not the end of the world. He will wait for us to catch up and realize it was always Him.
Jesus is ever loving and ever patient.
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Interrupting the doomscrolling to bring y’all my daughter’s horse amidst a pretty nice South Georgia sunset.
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Interrupting the doomscrolling to bring y’all my daughter’s horse amidst a pretty nice South Georgia sunset.
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We pray for our Jewish sisters and brothers as they observe Yom Kippur.
May this day of reflection be meaningful for you.
May this day of reflection be meaningful for you.
October 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We pray for our Jewish sisters and brothers as they observe Yom Kippur.
May this day of reflection be meaningful for you.
May this day of reflection be meaningful for you.
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This is a snip from an episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring @mollieoreilly.bsky.social, Editor-at-Large of @commonweal.bsky.social.
Speaking at the end of this snip is @deacondrew.bsky.social,
one of the Paulist Deacon Affiliates who host the podcast.
Full episode:
paulist.org/Mollie
Speaking at the end of this snip is @deacondrew.bsky.social,
one of the Paulist Deacon Affiliates who host the podcast.
Full episode:
paulist.org/Mollie
September 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is a snip from an episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring @mollieoreilly.bsky.social, Editor-at-Large of @commonweal.bsky.social.
Speaking at the end of this snip is @deacondrew.bsky.social,
one of the Paulist Deacon Affiliates who host the podcast.
Full episode:
paulist.org/Mollie
Speaking at the end of this snip is @deacondrew.bsky.social,
one of the Paulist Deacon Affiliates who host the podcast.
Full episode:
paulist.org/Mollie
I just made some pasta e fagioli and I wonder if any friends would like to come over and help me eat it? My pride in my beans and pasta overwhelms my diaconal humility.
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:
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:
Three Catholic Deacons on "The Friendship Recession"
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September 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I just made some pasta e fagioli and I wonder if any friends would like to come over and help me eat it? My pride in my beans and pasta overwhelms my diaconal humility.
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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:
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:
Three Catholic Deacons on "The Friendship Recession"
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September 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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:
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:
“Because the Body (of Christ) needs all its members.” A good reason to heed the call of Jesus in our lives.
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.
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.
September 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“Because the Body (of Christ) needs all its members.” A good reason to heed the call of Jesus in our lives.
This was a really good show (as Ed Sullivan used to say) and I encourage everyone to listen.
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.
In this week's new @deaconspod.bsky.social episode, @pmrtv.bsky.social interviews Prof. Jessica Coblentz and Prof. Dan Horan about the new Paulist Press book "Women Responding to the Spirit: Selections from the Madeleva Lectures."
Please listen here or at your podcast player:
Please listen here or at your podcast player:
September 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This was a really good show (as Ed Sullivan used to say) and I encourage everyone to listen.
Bobby is turning over in his grave. He wasn’t perfect but he wasn’t… this.
August 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Bobby is turning over in his grave. He wasn’t perfect but he wasn’t… this.
I wonder how many “Christian” leaders are still touting the “leadership” of Trump?
August 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I wonder how many “Christian” leaders are still touting the “leadership” of Trump?
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Before he was ordained a priest in May, Paulist Fr. Ben Chisholm was a guest on @deaconspod.bsky.social.
Here is a snip from that great conversation.
Listen to the full episode at:
open.spotify.com/episode/4tpr...
Fr. Ben is now associate director of the University Catholic Center at #UCLA.
Here is a snip from that great conversation.
Listen to the full episode at:
open.spotify.com/episode/4tpr...
Fr. Ben is now associate director of the University Catholic Center at #UCLA.
August 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Before he was ordained a priest in May, Paulist Fr. Ben Chisholm was a guest on @deaconspod.bsky.social.
Here is a snip from that great conversation.
Listen to the full episode at:
open.spotify.com/episode/4tpr...
Fr. Ben is now associate director of the University Catholic Center at #UCLA.
Here is a snip from that great conversation.
Listen to the full episode at:
open.spotify.com/episode/4tpr...
Fr. Ben is now associate director of the University Catholic Center at #UCLA.
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AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.”
REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA: “It’s video games.”
WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.”
WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA: “It’s video games.”
WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.”
WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
August 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.”
REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA: “It’s video games.”
WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.”
WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA: “It’s video games.”
WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.”
AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.”
WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
Tonight I’m listening to Scriabin’s Piano Concerto in F Sharp minor. Beautiful. It’s an early work so it is influenced by Chopin. It is simply beautiful but you can hear the twentieth century approaching (he composed it in 1896).
Try it, you’ll like it!
Try it, you’ll like it!
August 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Tonight I’m listening to Scriabin’s Piano Concerto in F Sharp minor. Beautiful. It’s an early work so it is influenced by Chopin. It is simply beautiful but you can hear the twentieth century approaching (he composed it in 1896).
Try it, you’ll like it!
Try it, you’ll like it!
Great. Foreign policy without policy. Just whimsical, narcissistic, money grubbing, power hungry, unpredictable mindfarts.
August 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Great. Foreign policy without policy. Just whimsical, narcissistic, money grubbing, power hungry, unpredictable mindfarts.
Pray for our sisters and brothers who live in Washington D. C. and under siege.
August 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Pray for our sisters and brothers who live in Washington D. C. and under siege.
The NYT reports Trump like they think he’s making sense. At least in the headlines.
August 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The NYT reports Trump like they think he’s making sense. At least in the headlines.
Is it so surprising that Peter and the others thought that Jesus was a ghost walking across the lake? We will think of any weird and silly thing before we grasp the fact that Jesus comes to us whenever we are in trouble.
Holy Spirit, give us the gift of faith.
Holy Spirit, give us the gift of faith.
August 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Is it so surprising that Peter and the others thought that Jesus was a ghost walking across the lake? We will think of any weird and silly thing before we grasp the fact that Jesus comes to us whenever we are in trouble.
Holy Spirit, give us the gift of faith.
Holy Spirit, give us the gift of faith.
The faith journey is a wondrous trip to take. Every day brings new sights and sounds, new people and new things about people we know. Each day brings new ways to be closer to God and new ways to push God away. It’s a journey that I want to share with you. Together we can get to where we need to be.
August 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The faith journey is a wondrous trip to take. Every day brings new sights and sounds, new people and new things about people we know. Each day brings new ways to be closer to God and new ways to push God away. It’s a journey that I want to share with you. Together we can get to where we need to be.