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June 2019

June 11, 2019

Ordination Update: 3 New Deacons for San Jose

A grateful diaconal bow to Sarah Flowers in the Office of Deacon Formation in the Diocese...

June 11, 2019

Ordination Update: 7 New Deacons for Philadelphia

From press release before the ordination: Permanent Deacons are members of the clergy of the...

June 11, 2019

Permanent Deacon to be Ordained a Priest in Albany

From The Diocese of Albany Facebook page: The thought of priesthood could not have been...

June 10, 2019

Prayer Request: Deacon Killed in Argentina

H/T to Deacon John, who first posted this horrible news from Fides: The Argentine diocese...

June 07, 2019

The Retired NBA Ref Who Is About to Become a Deacon

A great story from CatholicPhilly.com: If 30 years ago anyone told Steve Javie he would...

June 03, 2019

Ordination Update: 9 New Deacons for Worcester

It happened last Saturday, but here's the story in The Catholic Free Press: Bishop McManus...

June 03, 2019

Ordination Update: 4 New Deacons for Erie

From the diocese's Facebook page: Congratulations to Martin Aubel, Dr. Glenn Bailey, Matthew Ochalek and...

June 03, 2019

Ordination Update: 5 New Deacons for Rockville Centre

You can check out the photo gallery here, from Long Island Catholic. Caption: Bishop John Barres...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

‘By Focusing So Intently on Women Deacons, We Miss the Larger Challenge Facing Our Church’

Some great insight here from Pia de Solenni: In addition to their role of administering...

May 28, 2019

Ordination Update: 14 New Deacons for Baltimore

Details: Father Michael Triplett, director of deacon formation, spoke of the importance of adding three...

May 27, 2019

Ordination Update: 4 New Deacons for Rochester

Here they are, in a class photo, shared on Twitter: Deacon Edward Giblin, Director of...

May 25, 2019

Ordination Update: 18 New Deacons for Brooklyn

Check out the video from NET: The press release: The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio,...

May 21, 2019

Tweet of the Week — Maybe of the Year

This is wonderful, from Cassidy Stinson, the young man who calls himself the Happy Seminarian,...

May 20, 2019

Ordination Update: 9 New Deacons for Fall River

Ordination season is now in full swing! The press release: Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha,...

May 19, 2019

Ordination Update: 12 New Deacons for Lansing

It happened Saturday. Two of the men will go on to be ordained priests. Details,...

May 19, 2019

12 Years

How is it even possible? This weekend, by happy coincidence, I'm at the seminary in...

May 13, 2019

Ordination Update: 23 New Deacons for Chicago

The list includes both permanent and transitional deacons, now part of the largest diaconate ministry...

May 11, 2019

The Holy Father had an audience at the Vatican with members of the International Union...

May 07, 2019

Pope Says Study on Women Deacons Was Inconclusive — UPDATED

From his flight home today: The commission Pope Francis appointed to study the history and...

May 06, 2019

Ordination Update: 13 New Deacons for Jefferson City

The very deacon-friendly Bishop Shawn McKnight just ordained a new batch of deacons for Jeff...

May 04, 2019

Ordination Update: 4 New Deacons for Cleveland

You can catch the ordination video at the diocese's diaconate Facebook page. I'm waiting for...

May 01, 2019

A Deacon Pioneer Retires 46 Years After Ordination

God love him. From Today's Catholic: Deacon Kevin Ranaghan, one of the first permanent deacons...

May 01, 2019

Former Pastor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Abusing Altar Server, the Son of a Deacon

Details: A former priest in the Lafayette Diocese was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in...

April 2019

April 29, 2019

Earning His Wings: Meet the Deacon Flight Attendant

A great story, from the Catholic Review in Baltimore: Whether he is in a church...

April 27, 2019

Ordination Update: 18 New Deacons for Cincinnati

From the Archdiocese's Facebook page: "Send forth upon them, Lord, we pray, the Holy Spirit,...

April 24, 2019

A Decision on Women Deacons Next Month?

NCR and Phyllis Zagano suggest that just might happen: Will he or won't he? That's...

April 11, 2019

When the Pastor Tells You He’ll be Singing ‘The Exsultet’

A deacon friend writes: Well, this is a first for me. The new pastor at...

April 10, 2019

Do Religious Orders Have Permanent Deacons?

Yes, indeed. I received an email today from my Salesian priest friend Mike Mendl, eager...

April 08, 2019

Video Spotlights Deacons in Annual Catholic Appeal

Here's something cool from the In My Backyard Desk. We showed this video this weekend...

April 04, 2019

‘My Friend Has Now Become My Bishop’

From Triple D, Deacon Doctor Bill Ditewig: Today, a man with whom I have prayed,...