Penetrating the Mystery of the Diaconate
COMMENTARY: Although the Second Vatican Council restored the diaconate to its permanent place within the hierarchy, its roots stretch back to apostolic times.
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Synod on Synodality: LGBT Issues, Female Diaconate Discussed in Emotional Second Week
There is a lot of talk about avoiding the media’s agenda for the Synod, and it is a legitimate concern... but is there a theological agenda on the Synod?
‘I’m Absolutely Convinced I Survived Because of the Real Presence’
New Jersey deacon searches for meaning in a deadly wartime accident and finds it in the Eucharist.
The Deacon as Moral Watchman
The Church ought not to overlook the ministry of the diaconate as a ministry of protection toward the vulnerable.
The Diaconate and the Abuse Crisis
“Indeed it is appropriate and useful that men who carry out a truly diaconal ministry in the Church, whether in its liturgical and pastoral life or whether in its social and charitable works, should ... be made more fruitful through the sacramental grace of the diaconate." (CCC 1571)
Deacons Embrace Their Role in the New Evangelization
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the renewal of the diaconate as a permanent vocation in the Latin Church.
New Deacon Dedicates Himself to God Through Personal Crosses
Says future priest: ‘I just want to introduce people to the One I love.’
Media Reporting on Women Deacons Angers Pope Francis
‘Woman’s thought is important,’ he said in his June 26 in-flight press conference, while making clear that Church teaching is not changing on women’s ordination.
What Pope Francis Really Said About Female Deacons
Francis said, ‘I think that I’ll ask the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to refer me to the studies on the issue,’ noting that deaconesses in the early Church had a role similiar to nuns. He also said consecrated women carry out ‘very maternal works, where the maternity of the Church can be expressed more.’
Pope: It Would Be ‘Useful to Establish a Commission to Study’ Female Diaconate
While the Holy Father suggested study of the role of women deacons in the early Church, the International Theological Commission released a document in 2002, which noted that, even in the fourth century, ‘the way of life of deaconesses was very similar to that of nuns.’
