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December 2013

December 20, 2013

Two more dioceses to begin deacon formation

From the Catholic Register in Canada: The permanent diaconate is moving west. Two of the...

December 20, 2013

Shock: deacon slain in Chicago

Details: A South Side blues musician about to record on a major label and a...

December 20, 2013

Gänswein: no women deacons

From the blog PrayTell: Austrian Religion.orf, citing the January edition of Cicero, quotes Archbishop Georg Gänswein, prefect of...

December 17, 2013

Bishop to deacons: “You are my right-hand men.”

Last month, I posted on the ordination of new deacons for Oakland. This week, the...

December 16, 2013

“Thanks for all the prayers!”

From Deacon Bill Ditewig: Happy to report healing on all fronts, thanks to the amazing...

December 16, 2013

Danger: deacon on Skype

Last week, New Evangelist TJ Burdick invited me to do a Skype interview for his...

December 13, 2013

An update on Vinnie

You'll remember I was asking folks to pray for Bill Ditewig's grandson, Vinnie. From Bill's...

December 07, 2013

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for Tyler

This picture below popped up on Twitter, the new deacons for Tyler, Texas, ordained today...

December 02, 2013

An early Christmas present: the return of Bill Ditewig’s blog

After too many months, my good friend Triple D—the legendary Deacon Doctor Ditewig (Bill, to...

December 01, 2013

Remembering a deacon’s wife: “A friend to everyone”

A deacon in Ohio sent this my way: a moving tribute to life well-lived, marking...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Meet the pope’s almoner: “The Holy Father told me, ‘You can sell your desk. You don’t need it.'”

Some weeks back, I posted an item on this position's unique diaconal dimension. Now, here's...

November 27, 2013

“Faith and family were central to Joe’s life”

Riding the bus from the airport to pick up our rental car this afternoon, I...

November 26, 2013

Shock: Louisiana deacon shot and killed at his parents’ house

Words fail. From WWLTV: Police in Houma are searching for a suspect who shot and...

November 24, 2013

A look at deacons in the Orthodox tradition

This popped up in my Facebook feed and I thought it worth sharing here. It...

November 18, 2013

Ordination update: 15 new deacons for Oakland

A California reader writes: Fifteen new Deacons were ordained for the Diocese of Oakland on...

November 16, 2013

Ordination update: 3 new deacons for San Bernardino

The following e-mail arrived this evening from Rich Herbst, in the bishop's office: Celebrating with...

November 15, 2013

“Apologetics: I’m Not Really Sorry”: new online course for priests and deacons

FOB (Friend of the Bench) Patrick Madrid dropped me a line this morning and asked...

November 14, 2013

Ordination update: 7 new deacons in Kingston

I got an e-mail last night from Deacon Bob Wojcik, a mentor in Kingston, Ontario,...

November 12, 2013

On Archbishop Kurtz: “He’s very deacon-friendly”

Hearing the news this morning about the election of Louisville's Archbishop Joseph Kurtz as USCCB...

November 08, 2013

For the deacon’s bookshelf: “Love Becomes Service,” a look at marriage and the diaconate

This arrived in the mail a few weeks back, and I'm just now delving into...

November 06, 2013

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for Boise

From the Idaho Catholic Register: On Oct. 26 in St. John Cathedral in Boise,...

November 03, 2013

Ordination update: 2 new deacons for Portland

Details from the Catholic Sentinel: Archbishop Alexander Sample ordained two men to the permanent diaconate...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Flashback: CNS reports on permanent diaconate discussions at Vatican II

From a report on their website, looking at what was happening 50 years ago at...

October 28, 2013

Bishop to deacons: Dare to be “superheroes”

Last week, I posted on the ordination of deacons in Richmond. Here, some highlights of...

October 27, 2013

Ordination update: 15 new deacons for Orange

Photo: Ken Steinhardt/Orange County Register From the Orange County Catholic: With the hymn “One in...

October 24, 2013

Number of baptisms falling

Cathy Lynn Grossman at Religion News Service takes a closer look at what's causing this,...

October 24, 2013

“Deacon” takes over duties of “Bling Bishop” in Germany—UPDATED

Following up on yesterday's big news, a detail worth noting from this morning's New York...

October 21, 2013

Ordination update: 19 new deacons for Richmond

The picture above appeared on the diocese's Facebook page today. The men were ordained on...

October 21, 2013

Back from the Magic Kingdom!

Well, Orlando, at least. I spent three days rubbing elbows with the deacons of Orlando...

October 18, 2013

See you in Florida!

I'm headed to the airport this morning, bound for Orlando, where I'll be giving a...