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Here\u2019s something great: an interview by Iowa Catholic Radio\u2019s Jon Leonetti with my pal Deacon Sean Smith, who talks at length about his journey to the diaconate, his marriage \u2014 and his journey now toward the priesthood. It\u2019s a remarkable vocation story. He\u2019s a seminarian at Mundelein (keep him in your prayers!) and an otherwise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":295333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,52],"tags":[446],"class_list":["post-295327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-deacons","category-vocations","tag-iowa"],"yoast_head":"\n
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