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October 2013

October 16, 2013

A night of great beginnings for Brooklyn

Wednesday night, 18 men took part in the Rite of Candidacy for the diaconate class...

October 16, 2013

Announcing “Naked and You Clothed Me,” a second collection from “Homilists for the Homeless”

Some may remember that last year, Deacon Jim Knipper edited and published a collection of...

October 14, 2013

Ordination update: 12 new deacons for Ogdensburg

A retired priest wrote to alert me to this happy news: a dozen new deacons...

October 14, 2013

New Orleans deacon, 47, killed in helicopter crash

Details: A pilot killed this week when his helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico...

October 14, 2013

Ireland ordains seven more men as deacons

Details from the Irish Independent: Two former seminarians were among the seven married men ordained to...

October 14, 2013

Ordination update: 3 new deacons for Detroit

From The Michigan Catholic: Despite the gray autumn skies and sprinkling of rain the morning of...

October 13, 2013

Ordination update: 15 new deacons for Fall River

A reader writes: I wanted to share with you the Diaconate Ordination, with Bishop George...

October 05, 2013

Who was the famous cardinal who strongly opposed restoring the permanent diaconate?

Catholic News Service offers the answer in this flashback from its coverage of Vatican II...

October 02, 2013

How come Pope Francis doesn’t talk about deacons?

Good question. I got an e-mail today from a deacon friend on the West Coast:...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Making history: In St. Patrick’s see, Irish archdiocese ordains its first permanent deacons

Details: History was made in the Archdiocese of Armagh yesterday when the Primate of All...

September 30, 2013

New York deacon accused of sex abuse, removed from parish

Incredibly, this is the third time this parish has faced this ordeal in the last...

September 27, 2013

Ordination update: 12 new deacons for Boston

From the Boston Pilot: At the ordination Mass of 12 new permanent deacons at the...

September 25, 2013

“To be a deacon in today’s church is to be busy. Very busy.”

A few words from someone in a position to know, from the next edition of...

September 21, 2013

Pure joy: check out this deacon ordination video

They ordained five new deacons for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana last weekend: Deacon John Etter Deacon...

September 19, 2013

Pope to bishops: careerism is a “cancer”

From the Vatican news site : Pope Francis received new Bishops from around the world...

September 17, 2013

Ordination update: 17 new deacons for Toledo

Holy Toledo! I got the following e-mail this afternoon from Fr. Bill Rose: Attached is...

September 16, 2013

Ordination update: 15 new deacons for Youngstown

A newly ordained deacon writes: The Diocese of Youngstown has 15 new Permanent Deacons. Ordination...

September 16, 2013

A Brooklyn bishop sings the praises of deacons

It's Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros, offering his endorsement of the diaconate in this new promotional...

September 14, 2013

In the papers: a look at the deacons of Erie

Photo: Andy Colwell/Erie Times News Details: Deacon Ron Fronzaglia began his homily Sunday with...

September 09, 2013

“If you are interested in becoming a Deacon Couple…”

A reader sent this my way: a blog post from a parish in South Pasadena,...

September 05, 2013

VIDEO: Ordination of Brooklyn’s new deacons

Take a look. You'll get a glimpse of Your Humble Blogger, and the deacon I...

September 05, 2013

VIDEO: Ordination of Brooklyn’s new deacons

Take a look. You’ll get a glimpse of Your Humble Blogger, and the deacon I...

September 03, 2013

Deacons, eh?

A little diaconal news from my neighbors to north in Toronto, Canada, via the Catholic...

September 03, 2013

Catholic university cancels appearance by Geraldo Rivera, son of a “lay deacon”

From Politico: Geraldo Rivera has been uninvited to speak at Duquesne University after posting a...

September 02, 2013

Worth a thousand words

Seminarian Jeremy Canna becomes Deacon Jeremy Canna, at the hands of Brooklyn's Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio....

September 01, 2013

“I was becoming a bridge, connecting the people to God”

After yesterday's ordination of transitional deacons, I decided to rework my homily for this Sunday,...

September 01, 2013

Deacons, eh?

A little diaconal news from my neighbors to north in Toronto, Canada, via theCatholic Register: ...

September 01, 2013

Deacon and wife to be honored by ADL

Here's a nice piece of deacon news out of Connecticut: The Anti-Defamation League will honor...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Scenes from an ordination: a beautiful day in Brooklyn

My diocese ordained 10 new deacons this morning, who will by the grace of God...

August 31, 2013

“Look with favor on this servant of yours, whom we now dedicate to the office of deacon…”

This morning, I'll be attending the ordination of transitional deacons for the Diocese of Brooklyn,...