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Witnesses
Joe Crotty
Layman, Volunteer with Brother Benno Foundation, Oceanside CA.
April 11, 2023

Discerning Deacons give hope to the Church. Ordained women are critical and necessary. Lay women and Nuns already do the work of deacons throughout the world. Official Church sanctioning (ordination) would only confirm what is already happening.

Fifty percent of the Church's voices go unheard from the pulpit. This frustrates the work of the Holy Spirit. The Church is under-served because of it.

In 2019, I wrote a letter to every Bishop in the United States referencing the need for the ordination of women. There was no response. Now, through Discerning Deacons, there is serious momentum.

A couple years ago I heard about Casey and Ellie of Discerning Deacons Apostolate and Community and have been a participant of their Zoom meetings ever since. 

Witness
“I have been blessed with women who have shared their many gifts with me. They have broken open Scripture for the people of God with their own perspective and insight. They have shown ways of leading which empower and confirm the value of each individual person. They have offered perspectives and visions of the Spirit’s call to live God’s love for all.”
Don Highberger, SJ
University Campus Minister and Hospital Pastoral Minister, St. Louis, MO
Witness
“If I could be ordained a deacon, the people would hear the Good News preached with authority at the pulpit and in the world. For me personally, it would feel like the ability to serve in the manner in which God has put on my heart to serve. As a minister of the word, liturgy and charity, I would preach the word to inspire others to love God and their neighbor. I would continue to bring communion to the sick and imprisoned, but I would also free our priests by taking on some baptisms, weddings, and funeral services that are outside of the Mass. It would feel like the fullness of what I was meant to do.”
Theresa Shepherd-Lukasik
Director of Adult Faith Formation, St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA
Witness
“And when I get antsy waiting, as I often do, I remember the women I met who showed me that the ‘not yet’ is an “already.” Women deacons have existed and continue to exist. Someday, I may be one of them.“
Julia D’Agostino, MDiv
Theology Student, ThM Candidate

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