Discerning Deacons Welcome Call

New to Discerning Deacons? You’re invited to join a Welcome Call! Connect with other newcomers, get a crash course in Discerning Deacons 101, and consider your next steps with DD. Register for this or future Welcome Calls at the link below!
Preaching God’s Narrative: Caring for Creation and Becoming Pilgrims of Hope

In honor of the Jubilee Year, Discerning Deacons is offering a formation series equipping preachers and Ministers of the Word with tools and narratives that bridge the Sacred Word to the Cries of the People and the Cries of the Earth, animating the People of God to act in hope and care for our common […]
St. Phoebe, Deacon, and the Women Who Followed Christ in Ministry

Join us for an inspiring event with Sr. Donna Ciangio, O.P., Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Newark and renowned pastoral leader. Sr. Donna brings decades of experience in parish vitality, faith formation, and spiritual renewal, and she played a key role in guiding Newark’s engagement in the Global Synod on Participation, Communion, and Mission. Sr. […]
Fall Quarterly Assembly

Calling all those on the path with Discerning Deacons! Gather your people and turn out for our Fall 2025 Quarterly Assembly. At this assembly, we will… pray together debrief and celebrate the many local St. Phoebe Day prayers and celebrations get trained and aligned around ongoing, concrete action in our synodal church You can […]
Fall Quarterly Assembly

Calling all those on the path with Discerning Deacons! Gather your people and turn out for our Fall 2025 Quarterly Assembly. At this assembly, we will… pray together debrief and celebrate the many local St. Phoebe Day prayers and celebrations get trained and aligned around ongoing, concrete action in our synodal church You can […]
Feast of St. Phoebe Prayer & Celebration

“RECEIVE HER IN THE LORD!” Join Discerning Deacons on September 3 for an evening of prayer, testimony, and witness on the day our Church commemorates St. Phoebe the Deacon, as together… Â We pray for St. Phoebe’s intercession for our synodal, diaconal church. We lift up communities from around the world preparing their own St. Phoebe […]
Discerning Deacons Welcome Call

New to Discerning Deacons? You’re invited to join a Welcome Call! Connect with other newcomers, get a crash course in Discerning Deacons 101, and consider your next steps with DD. Register for this or future Welcome Calls at the link below!
Summer Quarterly Assembly

Calling all those on the path with Discerning Deacons! Gather your people and turn out for our Summer 2025 Quarterly Assembly. During these assemblies, we will… Read and reflect on the signs of the times together as we get up to speed on the key developments in the Church and world pertaining to DD’s mission […]
Summer Quarterly Assembly

Calling all those on the path with Discerning Deacons! Gather your people and turn out for our Summer 2025 Quarterly Assembly. During these assemblies, we will… Read and reflect on the signs of the times together as we get up to speed on the key developments in the Church and world pertaining to DD’s mission […]
School of the Heart

JOIN US FOR “SCHOOL OF THE HEART” THIS EASTER SEASON! Deepen your faith through synodal dialogue and encounter This Easter season, young adults from the Discerning Deacons network invite you to participate in “School of the Heart,” a seven-week journey exploring Pope Francis’ encyclical on the Sacred Heart, Dilexit Nos. WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE: Learn and […]