Deacon Sylvester Nitzken, a veteran of the Korean War, dies at 96
byDeacon Sylvester “Syl” Nitzken died Oct. 31. He was 96 and had been a deacon for 31 years. Deacon Nitzken was ordained Aug. 28,…
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Deacon Reeves wants to serve people
byEven before converting to the Catholic faith, the idea of the priesthood intrigued Deacon Steven Reeves. Now less than a decade after joining the…
Three seminarians ordained transitional deacons
byDeacons Tony Cecil, Steven Reeves and Kirby Rust were ordained to the transitional diaconate March 24 at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral in Bardstown,…
18 men were ordained to the permanent diaconate
byEighteen men were ordained to the permanent diaconate Aug. 20 at St. Patrick Church. With the ordination of the new deacons, there are now…