Path to priesthood for three men shaped by love for Eucharist, service catholicsun.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicsun.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eastern Kentucky's first hermit is also the Catholic Church's first openly transgender monk. Brother Christian Matson spoke publicly about his identity on Pentecost, the Christian holiday celebrating the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
In full vestments and flanked by pines, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens held high the Eucharist in a golden monstrance, making the sign of the cross over the stream that flowed gently from the placid lake behind him. Next to him, a signpost read, "Here 1,475 FT above the ocean, the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on its winding way 2,552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico."
'Rooted in culture:' Diocese, Bishop celebrate annual spring Cultural Diversity Mass, Feast of Pentecost catholicsun.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicsun.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Northern Pilgrimage Begins With a Call to Holiness and an Intimate Walk in the Woods with Jesus thetablet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetablet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.