Deacon Mark
@grnmtnby.bsky.social
Catholic ADW Deacon and Paulist Deacon Affiliate. Deacons Pod host. Proud Vermonter of French-Canadian heritage. Chinese culture is my other thing. 我实在告诉你们， 这些事你们既做在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上， 就是做在我身上了。Oui, I wear a tuque in winter--even indoors.
"To sum up, this is what I really want to say: Nazi barbarism evokes the same kind of barbarism in ourselves, one that would involve the same methods if we could do as we wanted right here and now. We have to reject that barbarism within us, we must not fan the hatred with us...." Etty Hillesum
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"To sum up, this is what I really want to say: Nazi barbarism evokes the same kind of barbarism in ourselves, one that would involve the same methods if we could do as we wanted right here and now. We have to reject that barbarism within us, we must not fan the hatred with us...." Etty Hillesum
I'm stuffed and yet your pictures make me strangely hungry.
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I'm stuffed and yet your pictures make me strangely hungry.
"If you do not see Christ in the homeless, you will not see him on the altar." Saint John Chrysostom
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"If you do not see Christ in the homeless, you will not see him on the altar." Saint John Chrysostom
"Almsgiving touches and softens our hardened hearts. ...we give alms as a way of reaching out and touching the suffering flesh of the poor." Pope Leo XIV, Dilexi Te. (Image: YMCA of Greater Houston)
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Almsgiving touches and softens our hardened hearts. ...we give alms as a way of reaching out and touching the suffering flesh of the poor." Pope Leo XIV, Dilexi Te. (Image: YMCA of Greater Houston)
Surrounded, led and guided by the friends of God… I do not have to carry alone what, in truth, I could never carry alone.
All the saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me.
Pope Benedict XVI
All the saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me.
Pope Benedict XVI
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Surrounded, led and guided by the friends of God… I do not have to carry alone what, in truth, I could never carry alone.
All the saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me.
Pope Benedict XVI
All the saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me.
Pope Benedict XVI
With Cardinal Robert McElroy today at the Archdiocese of Washington Deacons Convocation. Cardinal McElroy has been a powerful voice for treating migrants with dignity.
October 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
With Cardinal Robert McElroy today at the Archdiocese of Washington Deacons Convocation. Cardinal McElroy has been a powerful voice for treating migrants with dignity.
Paulist Deacon Affiliates and Spouses at the annual renewal of promises and receiving of promises of 3 new Deacon Affiliates!
July 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Paulist Deacon Affiliates and Spouses at the annual renewal of promises and receiving of promises of 3 new Deacon Affiliates!
Paulist Deacon Affiliates renewed our promises today - and three more joined our ranks!
July 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Paulist Deacon Affiliates renewed our promises today - and three more joined our ranks!
Independence Day walk on the Canal in Potomac, Maryland
July 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Independence Day walk on the Canal in Potomac, Maryland
Today's Mass readings--the conclusion to Acts and to John's Gospel--bear the sense of an ending, but to the contrary, they anticipate what we celebrate tomorrow: the coming of the Holy Spirit to make us missionaries of the Word. In other words, these aren't sorrowful endings, but joyful beginnings!
June 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today's Mass readings--the conclusion to Acts and to John's Gospel--bear the sense of an ending, but to the contrary, they anticipate what we celebrate tomorrow: the coming of the Holy Spirit to make us missionaries of the Word. In other words, these aren't sorrowful endings, but joyful beginnings!
"He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,/And has lifted up the lowly./He has filled the hungry with good things,/And the rich he has sent away empty." Blessed Virgin Mary, in The Magnificat
May 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,/And has lifted up the lowly./He has filled the hungry with good things,/And the rich he has sent away empty." Blessed Virgin Mary, in The Magnificat
Pope Leo at his inaugural Mass today: "We are called to offer God's love to everyone, in order to achieve that unity which does not cancel out differences but values the personal history of each person and the social and religious culture of every people." (Image: BBC)
May 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Pope Leo at his inaugural Mass today: "We are called to offer God's love to everyone, in order to achieve that unity which does not cancel out differences but values the personal history of each person and the social and religious culture of every people." (Image: BBC)
Archdiocese of Washington deacons gathered this morning to hear about the critical role the Josephites played in promoting Catholicism among the American Black populace, as well as their advancing vocations to the priesthood and diaconate.
May 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Archdiocese of Washington deacons gathered this morning to hear about the critical role the Josephites played in promoting Catholicism among the American Black populace, as well as their advancing vocations to the priesthood and diaconate.
Kudos to Marvel for saying in Thunderbolts* that sometimes the most you can do for someone in depression is accompany them.
May 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Kudos to Marvel for saying in Thunderbolts* that sometimes the most you can do for someone in depression is accompany them.
What I will always remember is Pope Francis's humility and his profound love for the marginalized--migrants, refugees, the homeless, the destitute, people w/ disabilities, sex workers, people from minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, the incarcerated, in other words, those whom Christ loved.
April 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What I will always remember is Pope Francis's humility and his profound love for the marginalized--migrants, refugees, the homeless, the destitute, people w/ disabilities, sex workers, people from minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, the incarcerated, in other words, those whom Christ loved.
I needed this laugh today.
April 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I needed this laugh today.
Does where we come from define who we are? Geographically? Maybe not. Spiritually? Yes. We are sons & daughters of God. Our origin is in God; our destiny is with God. We are pilgrims on the way to the Kingdom. So yes, where we come from matters. But where we are going—that defines who we truly are.
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Does where we come from define who we are? Geographically? Maybe not. Spiritually? Yes. We are sons & daughters of God. Our origin is in God; our destiny is with God. We are pilgrims on the way to the Kingdom. So yes, where we come from matters. But where we are going—that defines who we truly are.
The ending of 1 Jn from Mass for Sat ends abruptly: no friendly farewells. John simply says: "Children, be on guard against idols." Mic drop. What does he mean? Given earlier references to desire and pride, he might mean: "Get outside of yourself! Stop being so narcissistic! Put Christ first." 1/2
January 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The ending of 1 Jn from Mass for Sat ends abruptly: no friendly farewells. John simply says: "Children, be on guard against idols." Mic drop. What does he mean? Given earlier references to desire and pride, he might mean: "Get outside of yourself! Stop being so narcissistic! Put Christ first." 1/2
You can tell what Elizabeth Ann Seton sought in life—communion with God—through her dedication to the poor, to orphans, and to the women she brought together as sisters in her congregation. She was, to use the language of this Jubilee Year, a sign of hope. (Image: Flickr, Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP)
January 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You can tell what Elizabeth Ann Seton sought in life—communion with God—through her dedication to the poor, to orphans, and to the women she brought together as sisters in her congregation. She was, to use the language of this Jubilee Year, a sign of hope. (Image: Flickr, Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP)
As Epiphany approaches, we’re reminded to think about what we’re looking for. The Magi look for what the star was leading them towards. Mary and Joseph look for their missing child, who had gone to the Temple. Today, Jesus asks John’s disciples, who are now following him, “What are you looking for?”
January 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As Epiphany approaches, we’re reminded to think about what we’re looking for. The Magi look for what the star was leading them towards. Mary and Joseph look for their missing child, who had gone to the Temple. Today, Jesus asks John’s disciples, who are now following him, “What are you looking for?”
Saint John Paul II opening the Holy Door on Christmas Eve 1999.
January 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Saint John Paul II opening the Holy Door on Christmas Eve 1999.
