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After a few years off the web, deacon-john.com is back and getting up to speed. This new version will have video, audio and text files, including many years worth of homilies, adult education programs, white papers, and more.

It will take a few months to get everything loaded. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me at deaconjohn@deacon-john.com.

God is great… Now, and forever!

Many blessing… DJ

THE WORD MADE FLESH MAKES US DIVINE

by St Hippolytus 
Our faith is not founded upon empty words; nor are we carried away by mere caprice or beguiled by specious arguments. On the contrary, we put our faith in words spoken by the power of God, spoken by the Word himself at God’s command. God wished to win men back from disobedience, not by using force to reduce him to slavery but by addressing to his free will a call to liberty.

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Class Recordings

Over the years, I have recorded many of my Adult Education classes. Please select a course topic below and you will be redirected to those recordings. They are voice-only recordings and completely unedited. However, the content and the discussion is typically fairly enlightening. I hope you enjoy them! Thy Will Be Done St. Greg’s Parish…

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Cycle B

The text of homilies by Deacon John Gaulin, for Cycle B, 2015 and 2018: _______________________________________________________________________________ Cycle B–2017 Christmas Eve Homily Cycle B–1st Sunday in Lent – 2-22-2015 — Homily FINAL Cycle B–2nd Sunday of Easter – 4-12-2015 — Homily v1 Cycle B–5th Sunday of Ordinary Time – 2-8-2015 — HOMILY Cycle B–6th Sunday of Easter –…

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Sons of St. Stephen

The Sons of St. Stephen is a worldwide ministry 'for deacons, by deacons'. There are many resources for deacons available at this site.
Visit www.sonsofststephen.com for more information or to join.

The Word made flesh makes us divine

by St Hippolytus 

Our faith is not founded upon empty words; nor are we carried away by mere caprice or beguiled by specious arguments. On the contrary, we put our faith in words spoken by the power of God, spoken by the Word himself at God’s command. God wished to win men back from disobedience, not by using force to reduce him to slavery but by addressing to his free will a call to liberty.

The Word spoke first of all through the prophets, but because the message was couched in such obscure language that it could be only dimly apprehended, in the last days the Father sent the Word in person, commanding him to show himself openly so that the world could see him and be saved.

We know that by taking a body from the Virgin he re-fashioned our fallen nature. We know that his manhood was of the same clay as our own; if this were not so, he would hardly have been a teacher who could expect to be imitated. If he were of a different substance from me, he would surely not have ordered me to do as he did, when by my very nature I am so weak. Such a demand could not be reconciled with his goodness and justice.

No. He wanted us to consider him as no different from ourselves, and so he worked, he was hungry and thirsty, he slept. Without protest he endured his passion, he submitted to death and revealed his resurrection. In all these ways he offered his own manhood as the first fruits of our race to keep us from losing heart when suffering comes our way, and to make us look forward to receiving the same reward as he did, since we know that we possess the same humanity.

When we have come to know the true God, both our bodies and our souls will be immortal and incorruptible. We shall enter the kingdom of heaven, because while we lived on earth we acknowledged heaven’s King. Friends of God and co-heirs with Christ, we shall be subject to no evil desires or inclinations, or to any affliction of body or soul, for we shall have become divine.

Whatever evil you may have suffered, being man, it is God that sent it to you, precisely because you are man; but equally, when you have been deified, God has promised you a share in every one of his own attributes. The saying Know yourself means therefore that we should recognize and acknowledge in ourselves the God who made us in his own image, for if we do this, we in turn will be recognized and acknowledged by our Maker.

So let us not be at enmity with ourselves, but change our way of life without delay. For Christ who is God, exalted above all creation, has taken away man’s sin and has re-fashioned our fallen nature. In the beginning God made man in his image and so gave proof of his love for us. If we obey his holy commands and learn to imitate his goodness, we shall be like him and he will honor us. God is not beggarly, and for the sake of his own glory he has given us a share in his divinity.

Adult Faith Formation

Over the years, I have recorded many of my Adult Education classes. Please select a course topic below and you will be redirected to those recordings. They are voice-only recordings and completely unedited. However, the content and the discussion is typically fairly enlightening. I hope you enjoy them!

Thy Will Be Done

St. Greg’s Parish Retreat – Homily

St. Greg’s Parish Retreat – Night 1

St. Greg’s Parish Retreat – Night 2

St. Greg’s Parish Retreat – Night 3

Sons of St. Stephen

The Sons of St. Stephen is a ministry that facilitates deacons helping each other in their ministries by sharing resources, knowledge and experiences through various formats (face-2-face, video, written documents, etc).

In this way the Community ministers to itself , enabling it become a more powerful force in service to God and His holy people.

For more information, go to sonsofststephen.com.

The Deacon Code of Conduct

"Deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain, holding fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Moreover, they should be tested first; then, if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons." (Tim 3:8-11a)

Our Lady of Pompeii Parish, Lancaster, NY

I am so honored to call Our Lady of Pompeii (OLP) parish in Lancaster, NY my home. I am honored to serve with our new administrator, Fr. Dave Richards, along with my brothers in the diaconate, Deacons Greg Feary and Dave Rotterman, along with Sr. Joyce King and the rest of the Parish Administrative Team.

This parish has become a spiritual haven for so many people. The breadth of ministries, the beauty of the liturgies, the faith of the community all serve to weave a fabric of Faith that is strong, vibrant and resilient.

I welcome anyone seeking a spiritual home to join us here at OLP. Hop on to our Facebook Page and take a tour on our website (olpparish.com).

Great people, great food, great faith. Its all here in one place: OLP, Lancaster.

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