A home for conversations being had about the diaconate, formation, and vocation. This podcast will be presented alongside YouTube video discussions on these topics.
Episodes
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
In Part 4 of our series on diaconal leadership, Deacon Andy Saunders and Deacon Peter Cistaro continue their discussion on the qualities that demonstrate exemplary leadership, drawing from remarks by Cardinal Robert Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) to deacons in Rome in February 2025. Also discussed was the model Jesus gave his apostles to wash the feet of others, illustrated by the image of Pope Francis configuring his priestly stole to a diaconate stole as he washed the feet of juvenile criminals shortly after becoming pope.
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Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
In Part 3 of our series on diaconal leadership, Deacon Andy Saunders and Deacon Peter Cistaro continue their discussion on the qualities that demonstrate exemplary leadership, including communicating vision using words to inspire others like a poet, the importance of humility, and the requirement to lead others by their own example.
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Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
In Part 2 of our series on diaconal leadership, Deacon Andy Saunders and Deacon Peter Cistaro continue their discussion on the qualities that demonstrate exemplary leadership, exploring how they integrate their professional experience with their call to be servant leaders in diaconal ministry.
The Diaconal Formation and Leadership Today podcast is hosted by Deacon Andy Saunders, Co-Director of the 4:12 Pathway for Pastoral Leadership Initiative at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, Seton Hall University.
Visit our website Diaconal Formation and Leadership Today to explore a curated selection of tools, materials, and resources designed to enhance the formation of deacon candidates and provide resources for diaconal ministry and leadership.
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Diaconal Formation and Leadership Today announces a new podcast series hosted by Deacon Andrew Saunders, Co-Director of the 4:12 Pathway for Pastoral Leadership Initiative at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, Seton Hall University. In this first podcast Deacon Peter Cistaro outlines the difference between management and leadership and begins to lay the foundation of good diaconal leadership to be explored in subsequent podcasts.
Visit our website Diaconal Formation and Leadership Today to explore a curated selection of tools, materials, and resources designed to enhance the formation of deacon candidates and provide resources for diaconal ministry and leadership.
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Pope Francis designated the Holy Year 2025 as a time to renew ourselves as pilgrims of hope. Deacon Andy Saunders journeyed as a pilgrim to Rome during the Jubilee Year along with deacons from around the world. The following reflects his experience in Rome as A Pilgrim of Hope.
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Music: "Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) Sonata Op.2, No.3 in C-Major from Second Livre de Sonates pour le Violon et pour le Flute Traversiere avec le Basse Continuo (1730)" by New Comma Baroque is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.