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April 2019

April 01, 2019

Ordination Update: 29 New Deacons for Austin

Kudos to the crackerjack communications team in the Diocese of Austin for getting this news...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

This is Why Deacons, Like Boy Scouts, Should Be Prepared

That's something I often tell guys in homiletics class: always be ready to preach, whether...

March 28, 2019

Former Deacon Sues Diocese for Libel — UPDATED

From CNA: A former Catholic deacon has charged that the Diocese of Lubbock wrongly named...

March 19, 2019

RIP Deacon Boniface Perdjert, Australia’s First Indigenous Permanent Deacon

From the Archdiocese of Sydney's Facebook page: The Catholic Bishops of Australia have paid tribute...

March 15, 2019

Who Attends the Chrism Mass?

A reader sent this my way, and thought it was unusual. I have to agree....

March 11, 2019

A Deacon’s Pioneering Ministry: ‘My Oldest Daughter Has a Mental Illness. We Decided We Had to Do Something’

Deacon Tom Lambert from the Archdiocese of Chicago tells his story in this month's U.S....

March 08, 2019

Ordination Update: 42 New Deacons for Galveston-Houston

You read that right: 42. Details: When NASA engineer Charles Pitman was furloughed again for...

March 08, 2019

Vatican Stats: Worldwide More Catholics, Bishops, Deacons; Fewer Priests

Catholicism by the numbers: The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while...

March 02, 2019

‘Could Men and Women Work Together in the Diaconate?’

That's the question Rita Ferrone asks — and answers — in this piece from Le...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

RIP Deacon Eugene Burke: One of New York City’s Longest-Serving Deacons Has Gone Home

From Catholic New York: Deacon Eugene Burke, who served for 46 years at St. Gabriel...

February 15, 2019

Ordination Update: 17 New Deacons for Charleston

In an unusual twist, one of the men began formation for the permanent diaconate, and...

February 06, 2019

Awesome: Deacon from Richmond Served at the Pope’s Mass in UAE

From the Diocese of Richmond Facebook page: What an honor for one of our very...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

LISTEN: A widowed deacon talks about his journey to the priesthood

Here's something great: an interview by Iowa Catholic Radio's Jon Leonetti with my pal Deacon...

January 30, 2019

Ordination update: 8 new deacons for Atlanta

It happened last weekend, and the Archdiocese of Atlanta Twitter feed sent out the joyous...

January 28, 2019

The 100-year-old deacon still serving 8 Masses a week

From Patti Armstrong at The National Catholic Register: Woodrow Wilson was president, people drove their...

January 25, 2019

President Trump nominates deacon to U.S. Court of Appeals

My friend and legal eagle Tom Zampino alerted me to this bit of news: President...

January 22, 2019

Study: few bishops, deacon directors believe Holy See will authorize women deacons

Interesting news from the good people at Crux: A new study released on Tuesday found...

January 17, 2019

In the debate about women deacons, why aren’t we hearing from deacons?

The other day, I posted on the symposium on women deacons that was just...

January 16, 2019

Vatican commission members speak out about research on women deacons

Fordham University last night hosted a symposium on women deacons that featured two members of...

January 15, 2019

More than one deacon at Mass?

The question popped up this week at Zenit: Q: When two deacons are serving a...

January 12, 2019

Ordination update: 5 new deacons for Arlington

First, I just have to say: Kudos to the social media team at The Arlington...

January 01, 2019

What is a permanent deacon? Watch this superb video and you’ll find out.

Check this out, from the good people at the Archdiocese of Edmonton in Canada. The...

January 01, 2019

Chants encounter: deacons, remember this tradition on Epiphany!

Every year, it is the deacon's privilege to announce the dates of the Church's moveable...

December 2018

December 18, 2018

Report: commission on women deacons submitted ‘a brief document’ to pope

I get asked this question a lot: "What's happening with the commission on women deacons?"...

December 14, 2018

Nashville deacon removed from ministry for ‘carrying on public disagreement’ over sex abuse crisis

From NCR: A Nashville deacon who has raised questions about the completeness of the diocese's...

December 11, 2018

UPDATE: Massachusetts deacon says he’s barred from preaching, will be reassigned

You may remember the recent story about a deacon who says he was being punished...

December 10, 2018

Ordination update: 4 new deacons for Kingston, Ontario

The vocation is growing among our neighbors to the north! Details: On Friday, December 7,...

December 04, 2018

Massachusetts deacon says he’s being punished for praying for Buffalo deacon

I've never heard of a case quite like this. It happened in Russell, Massachusetts: David...

December 03, 2018

Ordination update: 24 new deacons for Birmingham

Here's the first image of the new deacons, ordained by Bishop Robert Baker on December 1,...

December 02, 2018

Bismarck Bishop: ‘Without the diaconate, the church is not complete’

Friday, the Feast of St. Andrew, the Diocese of Bismarck's Bishop David Kagan ordained five...