Deacon Rensch earned his B.A. in philosophy from Christendom, where he also served as a summer program counselor for the Experience Christendom Summer Program and as the head resident assistant at the college. Since graduation, Deacon Rensch has been studying for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he also taught philosophy for Christendom’s Junior Semester in Rome Program.
On Saturday, Deacon Rensch will reach the culmination of his journey towards the priesthood, with his ordination occurring at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Burlington, Vt., at 10:00 a.m. Once ordained, Deacon Rensch will remain in the Diocese of Burlington as a diocesan priest.
During her time with CatholicMatch, Sr. Mary Mercy discovered her call not to the married life but to the religious one, leading to her recent acceptance to the novitiate. With her acceptance, Sr. Mary Mercy became the 49th alumna sister to come out of Christendom.
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