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April 2015

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: The most amazing Easter of my life

On a cold and drizzly Saturday night, I found myself standing in a small, crowded...

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: The most amazing Easter of my life

On a cold and drizzly Saturday night, I found myself standing in a small, crowded...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

Number of priests, permanent deacons worldwide continues to grow

From CNS: The number of Catholics in the world and the number of priests and...

March 23, 2015

Diocese of Worcester mourns permanent deacon who became a priest

This piece of news caught my eye this morning, from The Catholic Free Press: The...

March 21, 2015

From evangelical Protestant to Catholic deacon

From The Salem News in Massachusetts: If the deacon is a different sort of religious...

March 17, 2015

City to dedicate portion of street to honor deacons

This may be unprecedented. Details from the Desert Dispatch in Barstow, California: For as long...

March 16, 2015

Take a look: “Keep it Catholic,” website for permanent deacons in New Zealand

This popped up on my radar screen this morning, and it's worth a visit: "Keep...

March 15, 2015

Two deacons make a mark on Christian radio

The Toledo Blade has a long look at the rise of Christian radio in Ohio—and...

March 14, 2015

O happy fault: living with a deacon at Easter time

It can’t be easy living with a deacon, especially now. Every year, for a few...

March 12, 2015

Francis names a Franciscan for Lexington — and one involved in deacon formation

He's also relatively young, 48. The press release: Today, at 12-noon Rome time (7 a.m. EDT)...

March 08, 2015

The traveling deacon: to Erie and Chicago, on a wing and a prayer

So I did a little traveling last weekend—more than I expected, actually. I flew out...

March 08, 2015

Former Philadelphia sportswriter, 60, about to be ordained a priest

Let's hear it for another journalist entering religious life. From The Boston Globe: Kevin Mulligan,...

March 05, 2015

Who proclaims the Gospel at Mass?

This popped up today over at OSV's The Catholic Answer: Q. If a deacon is assisting...

February 2015

February 28, 2015

Helping the deacon learn the Exsultet

Music director Richard J. Clark has some wise advice on climbing this Everest of chants,...

February 26, 2015

Thank you, St. Petersburg!

I just got back from a wonderful visit to Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in St....

February 24, 2015

Must-read: why the deacon chants the Exsultet

A thorough and compelling answer from Deacon Bill Ditewig: Recently, a good friend and a...

February 22, 2015

Deacons witness execution of Catholic inmate in Georgia

From The Georgia Bulletin: The State of Georgia executed Warren Lee Hill, who had received...

February 20, 2015

Ordination update: 12 new permanent deacons for Atlanta

From The Georgia Bulletin: During the Mass of ordination to the diaconate Saturday, Feb. 7,...

February 19, 2015

Deacons bring ashes to the streets of Beverly Hills

From The Los Angeles Times: Two deacons, one Episcopal, one Catholic, were standing on a...

February 12, 2015

Beautiful: son of a deacon is ordained a deacon

From Michael Alexander in the blog of The Georgia Bulletin: Until last Saturday’s rite of...

February 11, 2015

Ordination update: 31 new deacons for Galveston-Houston

From The Texas Catholic Herald: From all walks of life, 31 men share a common...

February 08, 2015

The speakin’ deacon: thanks to divine Providence

Spent a wonderful 24 hours in scenic, snowy Providence, Rhode Island Friday and Saturday, speaking...

February 08, 2015

Married Catholic priest: “I can’t be a good pastor if I’m a lousy dad or lousy husband”

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a story that will be familiar to a lot of deacons:...

February 06, 2015

The pastor wants someone else to chant the Exsultet. What can a deacon do?

I'm sure this situation is more common than we think. On an online forum for...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Aloha: 13 new deacons for Honolulu

I received the following email from Deacon John Coughlin, Co-Director of Permanent Deacon Formation for...

January 31, 2015

The need for native-speaking priests and deacons in New Zealand

Danny Karetea-Goddard at his ordination in July 2014, from New Zealand Catholic. From Radio New...

January 23, 2015

St. Augustine appoints deacon as chancellor

I received this email this morning: As of a week ago the new Chancellor & Diocesan...

January 23, 2015

Ordination update: 11 new deacons for Arlington

Photo by Ashleigh Buyers | Catholic Herald Following up on the beautiful photo from last...

January 20, 2015

From Stockton, a diaconate ordination like no other

I received the following e-mail this afternoon from Virginia Meagher, Director of the Office of Worship,...

January 20, 2015

Parish mourns death of a deacon: “We don’t often encounter people who have literally changed the world”

Details from Conroe, Texas: Members of the community are grieving the loss of Mike Mims,...