September 27, 2019

YEAR FOR VOCATIONS – Deacon Sean Mulholland

REGIONAL

During this Year for Vocations in the Springfield Diocese, Catholic Communications has invited permanent deacons, both active and retired, to participate in a “mini-survey” by submitting answers to three questions. Their answers will be posted in The Catholic Mirror, on iobserve.org and the Catholic Communications Facebook page, and in the Parish Packet for use in parish bulletins.

Here are the responses from Deacon Sean Mulholland, parish administrator of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Sheffield and Our Lady of the Hills Mission in Monterey:

What gives you the most joy as a deacon?
To see the joy in people when their parish turns around.

What do you find most inspiring about the Catholic faith?
To see the people volunteering to build their church.

What gives you hope for the future of vocations in the Catholic Church?
The use of deacon administrators to allow priests to do their vocations rather than manage the plant.