Dear Discerning Deacons Community, What a profound joy it is to share with you the flourishing of PROCLAIM—a dream that began in our community and

This week, as we prepare to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, the Mother who gathers all the peoples of

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