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July 2013

July 31, 2013

It’s official: Brooklyn’s Caggiano to Bridgeport—UPDATED

What had been rumored for months is now fact: [01138-01.01] APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP OF...

July 31, 2013

It’s official: Brooklyn’s Caggiano to Bridgeport—UPDATED

What had been rumored for months is now fact: [01138-01.01] APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP OF...

July 25, 2013

Out of Kansas: One Man’s Journey from Rastafarian to Orthodox Deacon

And now for something completely different: He's been called Muslim, Jewish, a Zen master, even...

July 24, 2013

Rest in Peace, Deacon Joseph Cella

Longtime readers of The Deacon's Bench may remember that I posted a story about Joseph...

July 23, 2013

Ordination Update: 11 New Deacons for Dubuque—UPDATED

I received an e-mail last night, alerting me to the ordinations which happened over the...

July 23, 2013

Ordination Update: 11 New Deacons for Dubuque—UPDATED

I received an e-mail last night, alerting me to the ordinations which happened over the...

July 18, 2013

A New Deacon’s Ordination Impressions: “This Time, I Was the One Wearing the White Dress…”

The Catholic Messenger this week has write-ups about the 14 newly ordained deacons in the...

July 18, 2013

A New Deacon’s Ordination Impressions: “This Time, I Was the One Wearing the White Dress…”

The Catholic Messenger this week has write-ups about the 14 newly ordained deacons in the...

July 16, 2013

“It’s Been a Real Joy”: Popular Baltimore Deacon Retires

From the Catholic Review in Baltimore: Deacon Charles H. Hiebler spent his college years in...

July 15, 2013

Ordination Update: 14 New Deacons for Davenport

One of the newly ordained dropped me a note about this today. It happened on...

July 15, 2013

Ordination Update: 14 New Deacons for Davenport

One of the newly ordained dropped me a note about this today. It happened on...

July 13, 2013

There at the Beginning: Two Deacons Celebrate 40 Years of Ministry

From the Catholic Key, a rare and fascinating glimpse at the lives of two men...

July 13, 2013

There at the Beginning: Two Deacons Celebrate 40 Years of Ministry

From the Catholic Key, a rare and fascinating glimpse at the lives of two men...

July 12, 2013

In the E-mail: Should a Deacon Attend a Gay Wedding?—UPDATED

This arrived in my mailbox yesterday. A woman writes: I would love your opinion on...

July 09, 2013

Deacon: “While I’m Dying, I’m Also Proclaiming His Resurrection”

From The Tidings in Los Angeles: Deacon Valentin Saucedo is thoughtfully silent when asked if...

July 09, 2013

Ordination Update: 9 New Deacons for Pensacola-Tallahassee

Details: The Most Rev. Gregory L. Parkes ordained nine men from across Northwest Florida as...

July 09, 2013

Ordination Update: 9 New Deacons for Pensacola-Tallahassee

Details: The Most Rev. Gregory L. Parkes ordained nine men from across Northwest Florida as...

July 07, 2013

Ordination Update: 11 New Deacons for Biloxi—UPDATED

Doing a routine search, I uncovered the happy news that 11 men were ordained deacons...

July 07, 2013

Here’s a Different Protagonist for a Thriller: a Deacon

Details: He has worked all over the world, from foreign relations assignments to speech pathology...

July 07, 2013

Ordination Update: 11 New Deacons for Biloxi—UPDATED

Doing a routine search, I uncovered the happy news that 11 men were ordained deacons...

July 06, 2013

The Women Deacons of the Armenian Church

Hours after this story broke, about the head of the CDF’s remarks on women deacons,...

July 06, 2013

The Women Deacons of the Armenian Church

Hours after this story broke, about the head of the CDF's remarks on women deacons,...

July 05, 2013

Müller: No Need for Non-Sacramental Women Deacons

Via Fr. Z: The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)...

July 05, 2013

Müller: No Need for Non-Sacramental Women Deacons

Via Fr. Z: The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)...

July 01, 2013

Picture of the Day—or Maybe of the Year, UPDATED

From the Facebook page for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter: Congratulations...

July 01, 2013

What Does It Mean to Receive the Pallium? Four Archbishops Explain

Any video that opens with deacons is a video you have to see. :-) Some...

July 01, 2013

Picture of the Day—or Maybe of the Year, UPDATED

From the Facebook page for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter: Congratulations...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

A Deacon Writes of His Own Conversion: “What a Difference a Habit Can Make”

Fr. Dwight Longenecker has invited Deacon Richard Ballard as a guest blogger this week over...

June 22, 2013

Ordination Update: 25 New Deacons for Washington

Here's the first snapshot of the new deacons of the Archdiocese of Washington, ordained just...

June 22, 2013

Ordination Update: 25 New Deacons for Washington

Here’s the first snapshot of the new deacons of the Archdiocese of Washington, ordained just...