WATCH VIDEO: Boston College features Discerning Deacons
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Thursday, April 29, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
On the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, a lay member of the Order of Preachers, the leadership team of Discerning Deacons led a conversation about the historical and contemporary diaconal ministry of Catholic women; the potential impact of women deacons in your parish, community and beyond; and how to participate in Pope Francis’ vision for a “synodal church” that walks together.
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“If women were able to serve as deacons, it would magnify the grace and love of God and make it more widely available.”
Judith Oberhauser
Retired Chaplain, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
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Witness
“I was not raised Catholic but converted in my adult life. As a child, Mother Mary would appear to me often…I believe Mary appearing to me as a child who knew nothing about the Catholic Church was more than her wanting me to find Christ through the Church. I believe she came to me because I was meant to do more for the Church.”
Christina Kovar
Adult Faith Formation Leader, Chicago, IL
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Witness
“I felt seen in my call to pastoral care, to teaching, to preaching—just as clearly as my ordained colleagues are seen in theirs. I felt valued. Not invisible. Not dismissed. I don’t know what the future holds—for me, or for the role of women in the Church. But I know this: I have hope.”
Jolaine M.J. Liupakka, PMin
Coordinator of Middle School & Confirmation, St. Thomas Becket, Eagan, MN
