Standing at the Threshold of Mystery: The Deacon and the Mass
COMMENTARY: The deacon’s reverent presence at the altar invites us to rediscover the mystery, humility and mission at the heart of the Mass.
Results from Tag: 'diaconate'
Hospitalized Pope Urges Deacons to Selfless Service as Thousands Gather for Jubilee Mass
Pope Francis’ words on forgiveness, service and communion were delivered to more than 4,000 deacons gathered for a historic jubilee celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Deacons Are Emissaries of Jesus Christ
Eastern Catholics, with their venerable and apostolic tradition, have much to teach Western Catholics about the role of the deacon
Pope Francis on Female Deacons: ‘No’
Pressed by O’Donnell as to whether a female diaconate was “something you’re open to,” Pope Francis replied: “If it is deacons with holy orders, no.”
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.
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)
