Deacons say encouragement from family, clergy plays decisive role in answering vocational call

Deacons say encouragement from family, clergy plays decisive role in answering vocational call

(OSV News) — Deacon Sam Puleo Jr., serving at St. Francis Assisi Parish in Seffner, Florida, learned how to lean on his faith when his son Roman died of cancer on his 26th birthday in 2022. “It’s something you just have to deal with,” Deacon Puleo, 61, told OSV News. He’s retained the advice a priest gave him to cope: “Loving your faith is what really means the difference.” That love accompanied his journey to the permanent diaconate. Deacon Pul…