Alumni Matthew Kane ‘17 and Joseph Duffy ‘19 were both ordained transitional deacons for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) by Archbishop Thomas Gullickson at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Nebraska on March 25, 2023.
Deacons Kane and Duffy join eight other FSSP alumni vocations, including Fr. Joseph Portzer, Fr. Chris Pelster, Fr. Gerard Saguto, Fr. Daniel Heenan, Fr. Zach Akers, Fr. John Killackey, Fr. David McWhirter, and Fr. Joseph Dalimata, with several other alumni studying in their seminary for the priesthood.
Alumnus Deacon Joseph Duffy ‘19.
Deacons Kane and Duffy are now two of the college’s four alumni who are transitional deacons awaiting ordination to the priesthood. Later this year in June, Deacon Andrew Clark ’14 will be ordained to the priesthood in the college’s home Diocese of Arlington, becoming the college’s 104th alumnus priest and 23rd priest in the diocese.
Since its founding in 1977, Christendom has helped foster numerous religious vocations, with 103 men now currently serving as priests, along with 53 sisters, 4 transitional deacons, 1 permanent deacon, 2 consecrated virgins and 11 more men studying in seminary. In addition, there are also currently 546 alumni marriages, with even more on the way this year.