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August 2014

August 16, 2014

Who’s getting paid for ministry at your parish?

I don't know anyone who's getting rich working for the Church, but the good people...

August 14, 2014

What about deacons and politics?

Some days back, I posted the historic news about the wife of a deacon serving...

August 12, 2014

Ordination update: 2 new deacons for Juneau

It happened on Friday, August 8th: Bishop Edward J. Burns ordained Ronald Matthews and Michael...

August 11, 2014

Irish bishop issues pastoral letter on diaconate, calls for men to consider the vocation

The restored diaconate is something new in Ireland, and the number of deacons is relatively...

August 07, 2014

Deacon’s wife makes history: Loretta Rush named first woman to head Indiana Supreme Court

Details: History was made Wednesday in Indiana when the first woman was named to head...

August 04, 2014

Boom: Nashville sees surge in vocations

From The Catholic News Herald: The Diocese of Nashville this summer has witnessed an explosion...

August 01, 2014

Dozens of strangers turn out for funeral of baby girl in Chicago

Details: To the haunting refrains of Amazing Grace, 150 strangers on Thursday attended the funeral...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Dancing deacons!

A friend posted this on FB, and it's worth a look. From 2011: newly ordained...

July 28, 2014

At the end of the date, they’d pray the rosary before he could kiss her good night

From The Hartford Courant comes this lovely story of a deacon and his wife—a saga...

July 25, 2014

Camden bishop authorizes deacons to wear the collar

Details: Bishop Dennis Sullivan, in consultation with the Presbyteral Council and Deacon Council, has instituted...

July 22, 2014

The diakonia of Mary Magdalene

My friend and brother deacon John Gerke, from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, preached the Mass...

July 22, 2014

Understanding annulments

The National Catholic Register offers a helpful primer on annulments this week, beginning with a...

July 21, 2014

Ordination update: making history in Madison

A reader sent this my way: Larry Schmitt from Blue River, Wisconsin is shown after...

July 19, 2014

Flying to Ohio! Again!

Wasn't I there just a few weeks ago? (Yes!) I'm about to head out the...

July 11, 2014

Deacon named chaplain for ministry “bringing Jesus to the oil field”

From The Pittsburgh Catholic: As the gas and oil industry has brought jobs and environmental...

July 10, 2014

The Catholic Church in the U.S. in 2000 vs. today

An interesting analysis here, with some significant news about deacons: Ordinations to the priesthood and...

July 06, 2014

“Your vocation is not about you”

Good stuff here: It is quite traditional and correct to speak of “discerning a vocation” –...

July 03, 2014

In the email: “How would a parish take on our family if my husband were a priest?”

A reader sent me the following e-mail, which is an important follow-up on this post...

July 01, 2014

Ordination update: 14 new deacons for Raleigh

Details: On Saturday, June 28, 2014, at 10 a.m., the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Faith of our fathers: son of a deacon celebrates first Mass, with his father by his side

From the Charlotte News Herald: Father Paul McNulty celebrated his first Mass June 29 at...

June 30, 2014

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for San Diego

Details: Before ordaining six men to the permanent diaconate, retired Bishop Robert H. Bromreflected on the...

June 29, 2014

Ordination update: 19 new deacons for Sacramento

A reader alerted me to this yesterday, but I haven't seen any pictures or official...

June 28, 2014

Deacons to be ordained to serve the Mayans of Mexico

A reader sent this bit of news my way: Late last month Mexican Bishop Felipe...

June 27, 2014

A deacon and his wife offer “Hands of Hope” in Arizona

A great story of diaconal service and charity, from The Catholic Sun: You’ve seen them:...

June 26, 2014

“The Lord is with me”: The trials of Deacon Francisco Hernández

From the In My Backyard Desk, a story of a vocation that has been tested,...

June 26, 2014

When the parish administrator is a deacon

Photo: Lisa Johnston An interesting glimpse into another aspect of the vocation, from the St....

June 26, 2014

Ordination update: 11 new deacons for New York

Details: Eleven men were ordained to the permanent diaconate for the archdiocese June 21 at...

June 25, 2014

First permanent deacon commissioned as RAF chaplain

Big news: Rev David Skillen, a Permanent Deacon from the Diocese of Lancaster is the...

June 21, 2014

Ordination update: 13 new deacons for Kansas City-St. Joseph, diocese’s largest class ever

Details from The Catholic Key: Call them the Lucky Thirteen, but it is the Diocese...

June 20, 2014

Retired Catholic bishop to lead Anglican deacon retreat

This is different, via CNS: A retired English Catholic bishop will lead an Anglican diocese’s...