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Russ Petrus
May 4, 2021

“I have had the privilege of learning, praying and working with many faithful and gifted women who deeply understand their own call from God and their communities to minister as deacons. It is important for the whole Church to acknowledge that these women are in fact called to the diaconate and that ordaining them would strengthen the Body of Christ as we carry out the work of the gospel.”

Russ Petrus, Co-Director, FutureChurch; Co-Founder and Developer, Catholic Women Preach

 

FutureChurch has advocated for the restoration of women deacons through education, prayer and dialogue for more than 15 years. Beginning in 2005, they have sent more than 60,000 postcards and signatures to Vatican offices through various campaigns calling for the restoration of women deacons and efforts to advance the conversation. In 2016, FutureChurch launched CatholicWomenDeacons.org and hosted its first retreat for women discerning a call to the diaconate. In 2017, FutureChurch, The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests, and Voice of the Faithful partnered to develop and promote DeaconChat, a resource to facilitate conversations between laity and their local priests and bishops. FutureChurch leadership has also been present at the last several assemblies of the Synod of Bishops, keeping Catholic women’s concerns and ordaining women deacons front and center.

 

Catholic Women Preach brings the voices of diverse Catholic women to the proclamation of the Gospel for all of the world to see, hear and read. At CatholicWomenPreach.org all the faithful can view videos, download podcasts and read weekly preaching from theologically-trained women, learn about and appreciate the contributions women make to the Church and the world, and find inspiration as they prepare their own preaching and ministries of the Word. A project of FutureChurch launched in collaboration with Elizabeth Anne Donnelly on All Saints Day 2016, Catholic Women Preach videos have garnered more than 400,000 views and podcast downloads, which accounts for over 2 million minutes of individuals, groups and communities witnessing the wisdom of women breaking open the Word.

Testigo
"[Espero que la Iglesia ordene mujeres al diaconado] para aportar un testimonio y una expresión más amplios de la vida, el amor y la presencia de Dios al pueblo de Dios. Las voces y el liderazgo de las mujeres sanarán, animarán y potenciarán las vidas de hombres, mujeres y niños. Provocará una nueva comprensión de la vocación eclesial y enriquecerá la vida familiar católica".
Deedee Van Dyke
Capellana Católica en Joliet, Illinois
Testigo
"La primer Apóstol fue una mujer, María Magdalena. Ella sigue siendo hoy una torre de fortaleza para las mujeres en el ministerio. Si se ordenaran más mujeres al diaconado en la Iglesia Católica Romana, creo que tendríamos homilías más significativas y espiritualmente enriquecedoras, y nuestras liturgias acogerían y darían la bienvenida a todos a la mesa eucarística."
Sonja Grace
Testigo
"Si fuera ordenada diácono, no sería un medio para alcanzar un fin, sino más bien una invitación continua a un camino más profundo y amplio con Cristo. A los diáconos se les pide que se hagan más visibles como manos al servicio de la Iglesia. Responder a tal vocación sería un tesoro, una profundización de mi vida de fe interior enriquecida por las experiencias exteriores de ministerio y servicio. Tanto el camino interior como el exterior se convierten en un anhelo de buscar y conocer al Cristo al que estamos llamados a servir."   
Nina Laubach
Estudiante, Programa de Doctorado en Divinidad, Seminario Teológico de Princeton

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