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January 2015

January 18, 2015

Beautiful

Photo: Diocese of Arlington via Facebook A hug that's worth a thousand words. Deacon Rafael...

January 15, 2015

Deacons to wear the collar in Madison—UPDATED

From The Catholic Herald: In an effort to help permanent deacons in the Diocese of...

January 14, 2015

Son to vest his father at diaconate ordination

I received the following e-mail yesterday from the Diocese of Arlington: I wanted to be...

January 13, 2015

Still serving after 40 years

Deacon Tom Powell and his wife Lydia (photo by Kevin Kelly / The Catholic Key)...

January 12, 2015

A deacon writes: “We have learned that being transgender is not synonymous with being homosexual”

You may remember the link I posted several days back, about a Florida deacon who...

January 09, 2015

“Jesus, here I am”: the life and legacy of Deacon Robert Kinsey

A beautiful remembrance from The Orlando Sentinel: "Via mutatur, non tollitur." The Latin phrase is...

January 07, 2015

Fr. Rutler: “Diaconal preaching is essentially non-liturgical” —UPDATED

A certain deacon, preaching "in the presence of priest," on Gaudete Sunday. The noted priest...

January 05, 2015

A deacon writes about his LGBT son

I can't recall reading anything by a member of Catholic clergy on this particular subject...

January 04, 2015

The deacon serves “on his knees looking up, not on his throne looking down”

Those words came from a homily delivered at an unusual ordination this weekend in Albany....

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Deacons: don’t forget to chant the date of Easter this Sunday

Photo: Rosalind Chan Consider this your warm-up for the Exsultet. A lot of places...

December 26, 2014

Where St. Stephen was stoned

Today marks the feast of the church's first martyr and the patron saint of deacons,...

December 23, 2014

The clergy parent’s guide to surviving Christmas

The nativity scene is up and ready at my parish. But what about everyone who...

December 18, 2014

Serving at table: the deacon who used to be the chef for Cèline Dion

I love this story, from The Catholic Review in Baltimore: If you’re looking for a...

December 16, 2014

Meet the deacon who was sheriff

From the Kane County Chronicle in Illinois: The Kenneth Ramsey most people know is a tough...

December 13, 2014

Students find the perfect way to honor a deacon’s memory

What a great tribute: Members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and the...

December 09, 2014

Diocese in U.K. issues directory on permanent deacons

And it makes for interesting reading. Among other things, across the pond they suggest "Rev. Deacon"...

December 05, 2014

Deacon wins fight against HHS mandate

You may remember the story of Deacon Greg Hall from last year. (This deacon from...

December 02, 2014

A Deacon’s Prayer

I attended a deacon vicariate meeting tonight and this beautiful prayer was given to us...

December 01, 2014

How one deacon answered the call

Photo: by Barrett Stinson/The Independent An interesting glimpse into one deacon's life, from The Grand...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Have you ever seen a diaconate ordination like this?

A reader sent this my way, with this explanation: Deacon Greg, Knowing your interest in...

November 24, 2014

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for San Bernardino

This arrived in my in-box this morning, from Rich Herbst, Episcopal Master of Ceremonies in...

November 23, 2014

Bishop vs. deacon arm-wrestling match

Can you guess who won? Details: There were no 1980s Rocky Balboa training montages and...

November 22, 2014

The deacon symbolizes “the care of Christ for those who need to be nourished”

Someone passed this along: A very good piece on the diaconate by Fr. Jan Larson...

November 18, 2014

RIP, Deacon Sam Taub, ordained in 1973: “He was exactly what a deacon is called to be”

An email with this news arrived last night, and now there's an obit from the...

November 13, 2014

Pope commissions showers for the homeless under the colonnades at St. Peter’s

Remarkable: "Father, I can’t go to the restaurant with you because I smell." Franco is...

November 12, 2014

How a man’s job at a Lutheran company led him closer to his Catholic faith—and to the diaconate

From North Texas Catholic, further proof that God writes straight with crooked lines: Deacon Doug...

November 12, 2014

Pope urges all the ordained to serve with humility

And—big headline here—he mentioned deacons. From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis today urged bishops, priests and deacons always...

November 11, 2014

Deacon, are you an “unprofitable servant”?

From the pope's homily this morning: We must resist temptations that distance us from our...

November 10, 2014

Ordination update: 8 new deacons for Phoenix—UPDATED

An email arrived last night: Yesterday, the Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix,...

November 05, 2014

Ordination update: 3 new deacons for La Crosse

Details: Three men of faith were ordained as permanent deacons for the Diocese of La...