Official Podcast for the Diocese of Rapid City

Father Ed Vanorny

Homily from the Televised Mass, NewsCenter1

September 17, 2023

"It just never goes away. This call is not going away John." Deacon John Osnes, Piedmont, sits down with host Karen Gebes to talk about his funeral ministry, talking about God outside the Mass, and how his wife inspires him in his ministry.

Father Leo Hausmann

Homily from the Televised Mass, NewsCenter1

September 10, 2023

"I believe and I will pray for you." Deacon Bill White, Porcupine, talks about his ministry of praying with those who are dying and his goal of reaching 100 people a week.

Father Andrzej Wyrostek

Homily from the Televised Mass, NewsCenter1

September 3, 2023

"I felt called many, many years before I expressed a desire to be a deacon ... I put it off until I was in my mid-50s and decided it was either get in or get out." Deacon Chuck Rausch, St. Therese the Little Flower in Rapid City, talks about his journey to the diaconate and his work with Catholic Social Services.

Father Ed Witt, SJ

Homily from the Televised Mass, NewsCenter1

August 27, 2023

"It wasn't until I knew God that I could be a servant to him." Deacon Bob Ackerman, Hill City and Keystone, talks about his journey to the diaconate and work in the healing ministry.

Father Kerry Prendiville

Homily from the Televised Mass, NewsCenter1

August 20, 2023

Nancy Sass and Theresa Thompson sit down with Karen Gebes to discuss what it's like going through diaconate formation with their husbands, being the wife of a deacon, and the recent ordination.