Can we allow Jesus’ vision of the diaconate to unfold within us?
Pope Leo XIV recently remarked that before the Church can decide on women’s inclusion in the diaconate, we must first answer the deeper question of what the diaconate itself is. (Crux, 9/15/25) This echoes what many deacons have told me over the years. They caution: If women were ordained, it wouldn’t necessarily mean authority or […]