Bishop Coyne ordains Brother Carter, another, to diaconate

During a well-attended special 11 a.m. Mass on February 11 in the Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel on campus, Burlington Bishop Christopher Coyne presided at the ordination to the transitional diaconate for Brother Michael Carter ’12 of the Society of Saint Edmund, and to the permanent diaconate for Philip J. Lawson of the Diocese of Burlington. Michael Carter, who is preparing for priestly ordination as a member of the founding religious order of Saint Michael’s College, has been very active in Campus Ministry and teaching since returning from his theology studies at Boston College to live among the resident Edmundite community on campus. A reception in the Dion Family Student Center followed the Mass. Cori Fugere Urban ’81, a reporter for Vermont Catholic Magazine, covered the event and posted this good report on the Diocese’ website.