While an estimated 11 million Americans are deaf, about 3.6% of the population, many Deaf Catholics go unreached. Father Mike Depcik offer Mass at the Seton Shrine Basilica in Emmitsburg, Maryland, ...
According to Father Depcik, surveys have found that 96% of Deaf people do not attend church as there are limited services available in American Sign Language (ASL). More than 200 Deaf Catholics from ...
"Wow. All of the plans and all of the work, and it has come to this today," Father Depcik said in American Sign Language from the center of the sanctuary, where he stood in front of a black screen ...
Father Michael Depcik, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales in the Archdiocese of Baltimore who is deaf, converses with Chris Duck, retired coordinator of deaf ministry for the archdiocese, from left, ...
It’s not always easy for Christians who are deaf or hard of hearing to find services and Masses that can accommodate their needs, but some churches are finding a way to do just that. Our Lady of the ...
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