{"id":26,"date":"2021-04-21T03:08:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T03:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2024-02-01T13:01:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:01:58","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Noticias y Eventos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-580c930 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"580c930\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/even-just-one-of-these-children\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1792-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Casey Stanton' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3858c1e29b43a740388dfc9f8b34c2733416332372aeb679c7e22d63fc989c9c?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3858c1e29b43a740388dfc9f8b34c2733416332372aeb679c7e22d63fc989c9c?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/even-just-one-of-these-children\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cEven just one of these children\u201d\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe cannot simply delegate this task to institutes or associations endowed with a particular charism. Before the concrete faces that confront us in daily life,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/even-just-one-of-these-children\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \u201cEven just one of these children\u201d\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tseptiembre 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25021 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/reciprocity-grows-the-churchs-credibility-for-mission\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FOSP-2026-Slideshow-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FOSP-2026-Slideshow-2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FOSP-2026-Slideshow-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FOSP-2026-Slideshow-2-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Ellie Hidalgo' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54b458fb98344fc28f9c3125577e08aceb1f553a55a61b914563b9d888513ab7?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54b458fb98344fc28f9c3125577e08aceb1f553a55a61b914563b9d888513ab7?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/reciprocity-grows-the-churchs-credibility-for-mission\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tReciprocity grows the Church\u2019s credibility for mission\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On the Feast of St. Phoebe people gathered from around the world to celebrate the courage of a first century diakonos of the church in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/reciprocity-grows-the-churchs-credibility-for-mission\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Reciprocity grows the Church\u2019s credibility for mission\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tseptiembre 16, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/i-have-a-confession-to-make\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-Header-2-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Casey Stanton' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3858c1e29b43a740388dfc9f8b34c2733416332372aeb679c7e22d63fc989c9c?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3858c1e29b43a740388dfc9f8b34c2733416332372aeb679c7e22d63fc989c9c?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/i-have-a-confession-to-make\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tI have a confession to make\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I have been guilty of cancelling a Doctor of the Church. The Church celebrates the memorial of St. Gregory the Great today. Unlike most saints,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/i-have-a-confession-to-make\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about I have a confession to make\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tseptiembre 3, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24899 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/when-we-hear-a-no-were-in-good-company\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24904\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header.png 1920w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Anna Robertson' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/deb0bf95a7f71145abb58001ed4198d8a35704472afc4cb91c1365f65902aa68?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/deb0bf95a7f71145abb58001ed4198d8a35704472afc4cb91c1365f65902aa68?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/when-we-hear-a-no-were-in-good-company\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tWhen we hear a \u201cno,\u201d we\u2019re in good company\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tomorrow we celebrate the Feast of St. Monica, who we remember for her persistence in the face of her son\u2019s stubborn resistance. She\u2019s one of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/when-we-hear-a-no-were-in-good-company\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about When we hear a \u201cno,\u201d we\u2019re in good company\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tagosto 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24744 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/bearers-of-hope-bearers-of-hope-journeying-together-toward-st-phoebe-fall\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div 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target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tBearers of Hope: Journeying Together Toward St. Phoebe Fall\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At our last Discerning Deacons team meeting, co-director Casey Stanton opened us in prayer by inviting us to contemplate the image of this quilt, created<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/bearers-of-hope-bearers-of-hope-journeying-together-toward-st-phoebe-fall\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bearers of Hope: Journeying Together Toward St. Phoebe Fall\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tagosto 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24620 post type-post status-publish 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https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MG_5233_small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MG_5233_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MG_5233_small-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MG_5233_small-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MG_5233_small-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Blog<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Casey Stanton' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3858c1e29b43a740388dfc9f8b34c2733416332372aeb679c7e22d63fc989c9c?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3858c1e29b43a740388dfc9f8b34c2733416332372aeb679c7e22d63fc989c9c?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' 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