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June 2013

June 12, 2013

“Partners in Our Husbands’ Ministry”: The Vocation of the Wife of a Deacon

Some words to ponder from Mary Gannon Kaufman, the wife of a deacon candidate, from...

June 12, 2013

In the E-mail: “Are Deacons Allowed to Vest for Priest Ordination Liturgies?”—UPDATED

A deacon writes: In your diocese, are permanent deacons allowed to vest for priest ordination...

June 10, 2013

Hundreds Turn Out for Deacon Joe Marotta’s Funeral—UPDATED

From the paper in his hometown, Lynchburg, Virginia: Hundreds of people, including dozens of clergy...

June 10, 2013

Ordination Update: 8 New Deacons in Baton Rouge

A priest in Louisiana writes: Knowing how you like to publicize permanent deacons' ordinations around...

June 09, 2013

St. Ephrem, deacon and writer

Today marks his feast, and deacons (among others) should take note: Born around 306, Saint...

June 08, 2013

Why Do We Need Deacons? Here’s One Answer…

In some rural areas, they comprise a significant part of the clergy population. From the...

June 05, 2013

Ordination Update: 9 New Deacons in Omaha

I got an e-mail this afternoon from George Butterfield at Creighton University: Deacon Greg, these...

June 05, 2013

Ordination Update: 8 New Deacons for Arlington

From the Catholic Herald: For the first time since Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde reinstated...

June 04, 2013

Another Deacon in the Family

Happy news from the Diocese of Charlotte, where a permanent deacon took part in the...

June 03, 2013

Ordination Update: 15 New Deacons for Philadelphia

Details: At a time when the dearth of religious vocations to convents and to the...

June 03, 2013

“Humble Service Means There’s Nothing in It for You”

Here's something for every deacon to ponder—and it comes from a woman helping her cousin...

June 03, 2013

“I Am Not Getting Married in the Church. But I Want My Religion In Our Ceremony…”

This happens three or four times a year: someone I don't know drops me an...

June 02, 2013

Ordination Update: 8 New Deacons for Gary

From the Sun-Times: Eight men were ordained as deacons to the Roman Catholic Church at...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

So, What’s a Deacon?

My friend Deacon Stephen Byers from the Diocese of Pittsburgh offers some excellent answers in...

May 26, 2013

Ordination Update: 5 New Deacons for Springfield

Details: Five men were ordained permanent deacons for the Diocese of Springfield as part of...

May 26, 2013

Ordination Update: 6 New Deacons for Albany

A deacon reader writes: I am sending this picture of the six new deacons (four...

May 21, 2013

Ordination Update: 14 New Deacons for Rockville Centre

A (newly ordained) deacon reader writes: In case you don't get the word from other...

May 20, 2013

“Diaconate Couples”?

A reader noted the following item, posted by the venerable Fr. Z last weekend. The...

May 19, 2013

Six Years Ago…

What were you doing six years ago today? Happy Anniversary to my brother deacons from...

May 15, 2013

Ordination Update: 16 New Deacons for Baltimore

I posted a first look at the new clergy of Bal'mer over the weekend. Now,...

May 14, 2013

Ordination update: 13 new deacons for Trenton

Details: The 13 men who were ordained as permanent deacons for the diocese May 11...

May 13, 2013

Jersey boys, Camden edition

Here they are: the Magnificent Seven who were ordained two Saturdays ago in Camden. Thanks to...

May 12, 2013

First look: the new deacons of Baltimore

A shout-out to my friend Deacon Sean Keller, who received the sacrament of Holy Orders...

May 03, 2013

Theologian: “Allowing women to be deacons would create great confusion for the faithful…”

From Catholic News Agency: Theologian Father Manfred Hauke said recent comments from a German archbishop...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Former deacon sentenced to jail for stealing from collection plate

Details: Joseph Thomas Finnigan, the 73-year-old Catholic deacon who admitted stealing $120,000 from Grand Haven...

April 29, 2013

Head of German bishops’ conference says the idea of women deacons “no longer taboo”

From a German news website: Germany's top Roman Catholic has called for women to be...

April 28, 2013

Indiana copes with priest shortage

From the Post-Tribune newspaper, which toward the end makes mention of deacons: Early in his...

April 24, 2013

Reading the tea leaves: married priests and women deacons?? —UPDATED

Fr. Michael P. Orsi—a research fellow and scholar at Ave Maria University in Florida— makes...

April 23, 2013

Ordination update: 18 new deacons for Jefferson City

Photo: Jay Nies/ The Catholic Missourian One of the newly ordained dropped me a line...

April 17, 2013

Ordination update: 11 new deacons in Austin

You may remember that I posted on this upcoming event a couple weeks back. Now,...