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Idea of having women deacons ‘about ministry,’ not ‘power,’ says speaker

Nation/World January 16, 2019 Catholic News Service 2 Comments

Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is “crying for ministry,” is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to all people, according to panelists at a Jan 15 event at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York.

Celebrating the gifts of the senior diaconate community

Around the Diocese, Feature September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Kristi Anderson 0 Comments

A gathering of the senior deacon community hosted by Deacon Ernie Kociemba, diocesan director of the diaconate, and former director Deacon Vern Schmitz, was held Aug. 30 in St. Cloud.

New book from USCCB on Pope Francis’ vision for permanent diaconate

Book Reviews July 25, 2018 Catholic News Service 0 Comments

A new book titled “Pope Francis: Deacons — Servants of Charity” available from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops “draws the reader into the sacred ministry of the diaconate.”

Word, liturgy, charity at the heart of deacon’s vocation

Around the Diocese June 14, 2018 The Visitor 0 Comments

Just last year, the church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the renewal of the diaconate as a permanent ordained ministry of the Catholic Church. Following the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI re-established the permanent diaconate in 1967.

Burial of unbaptized/ Role of deacon

Question Corner | Fr. Kenneth Doyle December 15, 2017December 14, 2017 Catholic News Service 0 Comments

Without baptism can a person be buried in a Catholic cemetery and what are deacons sacramentally authorized to do by the laws of the Catholic Church.

Pope names six women, six men to panel to study women deacons

Nation/World August 2, 2016August 8, 2016 Catholic News Service 0 Comments

The pope set up the commission at the request of the International Union of Superiors General, the organization for the leaders of women’s religious orders around the world.

Study of women deacons won’t be first, but might answer questions

Feature, Nation/World May 17, 2016 Catholic News Service 0 Comments

When Pope Francis accepted a proposal at the Vatican May 12 to form a commission to study the possibility of women serving as deacons today, it generated plenty of buzz. The pope’s agreement on the idea — raised by members of the International Union of Superiors General, the leadership group for superiors of women’s orders […]

Pope did not say he’d ordain women deacons, spokesman says

Nation/World May 13, 2016 Catholic News Service 0 Comments

Pope Francis “did not say he intends to introduce a diaconal ordination for women,” and he certainly did not speak about the ordination of women priests, the Vatican spokesman said. Pope Francis met members of the International Union of Superiors General, the leadership group for superiors of women’s orders, May 12 and accepted a proposal […]

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Praying the Psalms — St. Joseph, St. Benedict’s Monastery

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Theology Day: Exploring the Gospel of Luke: The Cosmic Battle — Alexandria, St. Mary Parish

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Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina — Little Falls, St. Francis Convent

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