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January 2013

January 27, 2013

A new book in favor of priestly celibacy

With a new married priest in Buffalo getting so much buzz, I was intrigued by...

January 26, 2013

On a married priest abstaining from sex: “A praiseworthy thing”

That's the assessment of canon lawyer Ed Peters, writing about the item that's raising eyebrows...

January 23, 2013

On pilgrimage: deacons and priests among the Mayans

The following e-mail arrived last night, from Deacon Dennis Kelly of Seattle: Greetings from Central...

January 23, 2013

On pilgrimage: deacons and priests among the Mayans

The following e-mail arrived last night, from Deacon Dennis Kelly of Seattle: Greetings from Central...

January 17, 2013

In a rare move, lay woman named as co-director of diaconate formation

From the Georgia Bulletin in Atlanta: New formation leaders are overseeing the growing permanent diaconate...

January 15, 2013

Remembering Deacon Ken Cappelletty

What a legacy of diakonia. A deacon friend in Ohio sent this my way, from...

January 06, 2013

Meet the deacon who is a fire department chaplain

From California comes this brief Q&A with Deacon Larry Modugno, lead chaplain for the Ventura...

January 05, 2013

How do you forgive your daughter’s killer?

This Sunday's New York Times looks at that question through the eyes of Kate and...

January 05, 2013

In rare move, American ordained permanent deacon in Muslim Abu Dhabi

A deacon from Richmond wrote me this morning: Our classmate Don Fox was ordained a...

January 04, 2013

“He felt led by God to the diaconate”

From Philadelphia comes this remembrance of a deacon who died just after Christmas: Paul Michael...

January 02, 2013

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for Steubenville

Details: Six men, including Richard G. Adams, Thomas F. Maedke and Stephen F. Miletic of...

January 02, 2013

Historic: dual ordination of priests and deacons

Details from the Catholic Transcript: Tears of joy flowed among family members and others as...

January 02, 2013

Historic: dual ordination of priests and deacons

Details from the Catholic Transcript: Tears of joy flowed among family members and others as...

January 02, 2013

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for Steubenville

Details: Six men, including Richard G. Adams, Thomas F. Maedke and Stephen F. Miletic of...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

“I have saved your soul for God”: say, isn’t the bishop in “Les Mis” wearing a dalmatic?

The part is played by the great Colm Wilkinson, who originated the role of Jean...

December 27, 2012

Beyond stigma: a deacon who ministers to the mentally ill

A reminder of how we are called to serve all who hunger -- and that hunger...

December 25, 2012

Remembering St. Stephen and the gift of the diaconate

Deacon Keith Fournier takes special note of the first feast we celebrate after Christmas --...

December 22, 2012

Montreal deacon charged with producing child porn

Details, from the Toronto Sun: A well-known Montreal-area Deacon who once spoke on behalf of...

December 19, 2012

How many deacons can say they’re married to a Supreme Court judge?

Next year, God willing, there will be at least one who can. An Indiana deacon...

December 19, 2012

How many deacons can say they’re married to a Supreme Court judge?

Next year, God willing, there will be at least one who can. An Indiana deacon...

December 15, 2012

The deacon who preaches in glass

Meet stained glass artist, Deacon Bob Markert in the Louisville Courier-Journal: The pounding of a...

December 10, 2012

Ordination update: 16 new deacons for Phoenix

A reader dropped me an e-mail about this. Evidently, it happened on November 10. But...

December 10, 2012

Ordination update: 16 new deacons for Phoenix

A reader dropped me an e-mail about this. Evidently, it happened on November 10. But...

December 09, 2012

A deacon’s dazzling Christmas light display

A California deacon is making a splash, and spreading a lot of light: More than...

December 09, 2012

Irish deacon ordination: first of its kind in 1,500 years

Details: A post-primary teacher, a bakery manager and a tool designer were among six men...

December 07, 2012

The theologian as evangelist

Deacon James Keating dropped me a note about this upcoming gathering and said: Greg, this...

December 07, 2012

Behold, the Orthodox deacons of Ethiopia

Do you have vestments like these? Over at our CNEWA blog, ONE-TO-ONE, there's an interesting...

December 07, 2012

Ordination update: 20 new deacons in New Orleans

From the Clarion Herald newspaper: There were so many men to be ordained as permanent...

December 07, 2012

Ordination update: 20 new deacons in New Orleans

From the Clarion Herald newspaper: There were so many men to be ordained as permanent...

December 07, 2012

Behold, the Orthodox deacons of Ethiopia

Over at our CNEWA blog, ONE-TO-ONE, there’s an interesting look at the clergy in that...