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September 2018

September 04, 2018

‘Friend of the diaconate’ named auxiliary bishop

This is pretty great news, in an email from the International Diaconate Center: During the...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Must-read: ‘Our religion should be known first for how we care for those most in need’

From the great Deacon Bill Ditewig, who finds a call to humility and compassion in...

August 26, 2018

Ordination update: 11 new deacons for San Bernardino

Some good news, for a change! Bishop Gerald Barnes ordained the 11 men on Saturday...

August 18, 2018

A deacon survivor of clergy sex abuse: ‘Do not be afraid’

My friend and brother deacon from the Diocese of Brooklyn, Dr. Phil Franco, posted this...

August 15, 2018

RIP, Deacon Daniel Guerra

You may remember the story of his early ordination a few days ago. Today, I...

August 13, 2018

This just in: all the videos from the 2018 National Diaconate Congress are now online

If you weren't able to make it to New Orleans last month, this is your...

August 11, 2018

Ordination update: 1 new deacon for Madison

My friend Deacon Jim Hoegemeier sent this my way late last month, and I regret...

August 10, 2018

Ordination update: 1 new deacon for Austin — UPDATED

I had heard about this story a few days ago, and today received an email...

August 06, 2018

‘We need an image of Christ the Servant’: How Dachau led to the restored diaconate

An important piece of history more people should know about, via CNS: Dachau, the notorious...

August 03, 2018

CARA survey: most religious superiors believe Catholic Church should ordain women as deacons

From the press release: CARA, The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Monday must-read: The story of the killer and his deacon

Check out the video above and read the full account from Cincinnati.com: We’re upstairs in...

July 27, 2018

OSV: ‘These deacons are, to put it plainly, in love with and on fire for the Faith’

Gretchen Crowe was there — and experienced the enthusiasm and joy so many of us...

July 26, 2018

Ohio woman ‘deacon’ refused Communion at Mass

From NCR: When Kathleen O'Connell Sauline came forward for Communion at St. Luke Parish in...

July 26, 2018

When a son vests his father at his ordination

From The New Orleans Advocate: It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in June when a...

July 25, 2018

Signs of NOLA

As I sit in the Delta Sky Club and wait for our flight home, I...

July 24, 2018

What I saw at the 2018 National Diaconate Congress

It's only Tuesday, but already I can report: this has been phenomenal. The sense of...

July 24, 2018

USCCB releases a new book on Pope Francis’s vision of deacons

I'm here at the National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans this week—more on that to...

July 22, 2018

Bishop: ‘We have deacons precisely because we have priests, not because we are lacking priests’

A bishop quickly emerging as a foremost authority on the diaconate has just published a...

July 21, 2018

See you in New Orleans!

I'm about to head out the door for the 2018 National Diaconal Congress in New...

July 20, 2018

This. Is. Awesome. — UPDATED

Deacons, take note: the intrepid editorial staff at the Catholic Herald—newspaper for the Diocese of...

July 19, 2018

Ordination update: 11 new deacons for Fort Wayne-South Bend

And it's a little piece of diaconate history, too: History was made in the Diocese...

July 15, 2018

Deacon candidate dies in car accident two months before ordination

Details from the Journal Times in Racine, Wisconsin: Paul Schumacher’s life was cut short on...

July 11, 2018

Mark your calendar: Eastern Catholic Deacon Congress!

Here's some deacon news from our siblings in the East. My friend Father Deacon Daniel...

July 09, 2018

Deacons minister as ‘God’s living vessels’

A very good piece on the diaconate, from Denver Catholic: Men who are inclined to...

July 06, 2018

Amy Coney Barrett, daughter of a Catholic deacon

Leave it to the Church Whisperer: Rocco Palmo spotted this little-known detail about Amy Coney...

July 05, 2018

An American deacon in Haiti: outhouses, basins and a baptism in Creole

Here's a glimpse at how some deacons serve. Deacon Mike Whitters shares some of his...

July 04, 2018

Diocese of Springfield’s oldest parish gets its first deacon administrator

This is already happening in other places around the country. Details: Assignments have been announced...

July 02, 2018

‘We’re at the top of the roller coaster now’: Newly ordained deacon launches blog about his daily life in Holy Orders

This is simply a great idea, from Deacon Ken Crawford from the Diocese of Sacramento:...

July 01, 2018

Ordination update: 27 new deacons for Sacramento

From the Diocese of Sacramento Facebook page: On Saturday, June 30, Bishop Jaime Soto ordained 27 men...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Ordination update: 11 new deacons for Kansas City

Details: In an age-old rite, 11 men were ordained permanent deacons June 9 as the...