In this brief commentary on this section of my pastoral letter, I address all of you, our lay brothers and sisters, regarding your essential place in the life of the Church and your specific vocation as lay members of the Church.
Bismarck Diocese seminarians, Grant Dvorak and Jake Magnuson, were among the 21 men from the Pontifical North American College ordained to the transitional diaconate Sept. 30.
It is also the month which ends our current year with the Solemnity of Christ the King and begins our new year of grace and favor from the Lord with the First Sunday of Advent.