Letters from Seminary

Deacon John Paul Hartnedy

Deacon John Paul Hartnedy, a member of St. Edward Church in Little Rock, is a seminarian for the Diocese of Little Rock. He attends Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas. He is writing the following articles as part of the Letters from Seminary series in Arkansas Catholic. These columns may be copied or redistributed with acknowledgement and permission of the publisher. To learn more, Contact Us.

• Column 1: St. Joseph: What I hear when the ‘silent saint’ speaks to me — Jan. 23, 2021
• Column 2: Practicing baptism spurs thoughts on the sacrament — April 10, 2021
• Column 3: Why be Catholic? I have my four passionate reasons — July 24, 2021
• Column 4: Just like mango jelly, transformation with God takes time — Oct. 9, 2021
• Column 5: God wins hearts when we journey through the desert — Jan. 29, 2022
• Column 6: Lesson from St. John: Power of the cross found in love — April 9, 2022
• Column 7: Just like Jesus, wounds, pain transform us — July 30, 2022
• Column 8: God the Father can evoke positive and negative feelings — Oct. 8, 2022