{"id":88,"date":"2021-04-21T06:50:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T06:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:00:13","slug":"witnesses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/witnesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Testigos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"88\" class=\"elementor elementor-88\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c72ff1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c72ff1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c641df9\" data-id=\"c641df9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff3524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ff3524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Witnesses<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a7324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20a7324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"You will be my witnesses.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1edb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a1edb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(Acts 1:8)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a764a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-unfold\" data-id=\"9a764a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mask_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;unfold_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:500,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;easeOutBack&quot;,&quot;fold_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;fold_easing&quot;:&quot;easeOutSine&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-unfold.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold \" data-settings=\"{&quot;height&quot;:{&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;},&quot;separatorHeight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heightControlType&quot;:&quot;height&quot;,&quot;wordCount&quot;:20,&quot;unfoldDuration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:500,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;foldDuration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;unfoldEasing&quot;:&quot;easeOutBack&quot;,&quot;foldEasing&quot;:&quot;easeOutSine&quot;,&quot;foldScrolling&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;hideOutsideClick&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;autoHide&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;autoHideTime&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;foldScrollOffset&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;separatorType&quot;:&quot;div&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__mask\" style=\"height:200px\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__content-inner elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The preparatory process for the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon involved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2019\/09\/12\/amazon-pope-francis-setting-agenda-new-kind-synod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">87,000 people<\/a> bearing witness to their laments, hopes and dreams for their communities and the Church they love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality, calls to rethink women&#8217;s participation and to permit women to serve as deacons emerged on every continent. The Synod&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synod.va\/content\/dam\/synod\/news\/2024-10-26_final-document\/ENG---Documento-finale.pdf\">Final Document<\/a> affirmed that &#8220;the question of women\u2019s access to diaconal ministry remains open&#8221; and that the discernment should continue.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the heart of the Amazon, across the Americas and around the world, diaconal women are responding to the needs of the people and exercising diaconal ministries, and their communities are welcoming and receiving their gifts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat comes from the Holy Spirit cannot be stopped&#8221; (Synod on Synodality Final Document, #60).<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__separator\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__trigger\"><div class=\"jet-unfold__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\" 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elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/become-a-witness\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Share Your Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bca96 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56bca96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/become-a-witness\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Share Your Hope<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a0d84\" data-id=\"88a0d84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426526b dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"426526b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cloud-of-Witnesses.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cloud-of-Witnesses.jpg 680w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cloud-of-Witnesses-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cloud-of-Witnesses-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cloud-of-Witnesses-16x9.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5640f55 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5640f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/multi-color-spiral.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1546\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be1744 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3be1744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yjdEt8PMsX4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch: \"Called to serve\"<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d6409a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d6409a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dec0fe0\" data-id=\"dec0fe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0684d4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0684d4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-699f2c6\" data-id=\"699f2c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ec208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83ec208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here, we gather to listen to women serving in ministry today who are ready to be received as deacons in the Church. We also share prayers and hopes for our Church\u2019s discernment, as we seek to bear collective witness to the movement of the Holy Spirit.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2941370 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2941370\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b4e901\" data-id=\"9b4e901\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149a660 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"149a660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filter your results:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425dd6b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-smart-filters-checkboxes\" data-id=\"425dd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-smart-filters-checkboxes.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-filters-checkboxes jet-filter \" data-indexer-rule=\"show\" data-show-counter=\"\" data-change-counter=\"always\"><div 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class=\"jet-checkboxes-list__checked-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t<path d=\"M26.109 8.844c0 0.391-0.156 0.781-0.438 1.062l-13.438 13.438c-0.281 0.281-0.672 0.438-1.062 0.438s-0.781-0.156-1.062-0.438l-7.781-7.781c-0.281-0.281-0.438-0.672-0.438-1.062s0.156-0.781 0.438-1.062l2.125-2.125c0.281-0.281 0.672-0.438 1.062-0.438s0.781 0.156 1.062 0.438l4.594 4.609 10.25-10.266c0.281-0.281 0.672-0.438 1.062-0.438s0.781 0.156 1.062 0.438l2.125 2.125c0.281 0.281 0.438 0.672 0.438 1.062z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jet-checkboxes-list__label\">\n\t\t\t\tWitness\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/label>\n<\/div><div class=\"jet-checkboxes-list__row 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0.438 1.062z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jet-checkboxes-list__label\">\n\t\t\t\tOrganization\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/label>\n<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36fa9d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36fa9d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07bf83a\" data-id=\"07bf83a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d90811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-grid\" data-id=\"7d90811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"list-witnesses\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:3}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing-grid jet-listing\"><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__items grid-col-desk-3 grid-col-tablet-2 grid-col-mobile-1 jet-listing-grid--90 jet-listing-grid__masonry\" data-masonry-grid-options=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:3,&quot;tablet&quot;:2,&quot;mobile&quot;:1}}\" data-queried-id=\"88|WP_Post\" 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class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-23898\" data-post-id=\"23898\"  >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33dcf909 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33dcf909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4596629\" data-id=\"4596629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#006D61\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16283510 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16283510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215738 elementor-widget__width-auto Witness elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"0215738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Witness<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d216e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d216e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56288aa1\" data-id=\"56288aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ec497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ec497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;If women were able to serve as deacons, it would magnify the grace and love of God and make it more widely available.&#8221; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dd01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"54dd01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Judith Oberhauser <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c245c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"c245c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Retired Chaplain, St. Paul\/Minneapolis, MN <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-700f0ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700f0ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c6ca73\" data-id=\"63c6ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc643 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcc643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1341-scaled-e1772778478498-300x290.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1341-scaled-e1772778478498-300x290.jpeg 300w, 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d70c69 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66d70c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/witness\/judith-oberhauser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-23818\" data-post-id=\"23818\"  >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33dcf909 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33dcf909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4596629\" data-id=\"4596629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#006D61\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16283510 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16283510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215738 elementor-widget__width-auto Witness elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"0215738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Witness<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d216e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d216e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56288aa1\" data-id=\"56288aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ec497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ec497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I was not raised Catholic but converted in my adult life. As a child, Mother Mary would appear to me often&#8230;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.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dd01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"54dd01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Christina Kovar <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c245c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"c245c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" > Adult Faith Formation Leader, Chicago, IL <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-700f0ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700f0ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c6ca73\" data-id=\"63c6ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc643 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcc643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image0-rotated-e1771834548282-289x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23819\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image0-rotated-e1771834548282-289x300.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image0-rotated-e1771834548282-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image0-rotated-e1771834548282.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c851b2e\" data-id=\"1c851b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d70c69 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66d70c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/witness\/christina-kovar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-23245\" data-post-id=\"23245\"  >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33dcf909 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33dcf909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4596629\" data-id=\"4596629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#006D61\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16283510 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16283510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215738 elementor-widget__width-auto Witness elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"0215738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Witness<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d216e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d216e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56288aa1\" data-id=\"56288aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ec497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ec497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I felt seen in my call to pastoral care, to teaching, to preaching\u2014just as clearly as my ordained colleagues are seen in theirs. I felt valued. Not invisible. Not dismissed. I don\u2019t know what the future holds\u2014for me, or for the role of women in the Church. But I know this: I have hope.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dd01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"54dd01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Jolaine M.J. Liupakka, PMin<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c245c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"c245c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Coordinator of Middle School &amp; Confirmation, St. Thomas Becket, Eagan, MN<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-700f0ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700f0ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c6ca73\" data-id=\"63c6ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc643 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcc643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jolaine-headshot-01.png 1579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c851b2e\" data-id=\"1c851b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d70c69 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66d70c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/witness\/jolaine-m-j-liupakka-pmin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-23654\" data-post-id=\"23654\"  >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33dcf909 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33dcf909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4596629\" data-id=\"4596629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#006D61\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16283510 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16283510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215738 elementor-widget__width-auto Witness elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"0215738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Witness<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d216e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d216e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56288aa1\" data-id=\"56288aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ec497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ec497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;If I were a deacon, I would have the support of other deacons and a community where I could draw strength through prayer and discernment.  Women would have the privilege of speaking about Catholic social teaching from the ambo. I do believe women as deacons would renew the face of the Church.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dd01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"54dd01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Beth Brinkmann Cianci<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c245c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"c245c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Volunteer with the Ignatian Spirituality Project, Boston, MA<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-700f0ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700f0ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c6ca73\" data-id=\"63c6ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc643 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcc643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-300x296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23655\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-1024x1012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-768x759.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-1536x1518.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-600x593.jpg 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251217_141220-scaled-e1769208593635.jpg 1766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c851b2e\" data-id=\"1c851b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d70c69 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66d70c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/witness\/beth-brinkmann-cianci\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-21728\" data-post-id=\"21728\"  >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33dcf909 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33dcf909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4596629\" data-id=\"4596629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#006D61\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16283510 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16283510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215738 elementor-widget__width-auto Organization elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"0215738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Organization<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d216e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d216e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56288aa1\" data-id=\"56288aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ec497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ec497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;We are happy to be able to share about women in the Church who lead and are heard, especially for the youngest amongst us who need to hear this message.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dd01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"54dd01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >South Seattle Parish Family <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c245c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"c245c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Seattle, WA <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-700f0ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700f0ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c6ca73\" data-id=\"63c6ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc643 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcc643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parish-Family-logo-002-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parish-Family-logo-002-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parish-Family-logo-002-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parish-Family-logo-002-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parish-Family-logo-002-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parish-Family-logo-002.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c851b2e\" data-id=\"1c851b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d70c69 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66d70c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/witness\/south-seattle-parish-family\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-22211\" data-post-id=\"22211\"  >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33dcf909 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33dcf909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4596629\" data-id=\"4596629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#006D61\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16283510 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16283510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215738 elementor-widget__width-auto Witness elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"0215738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Witness<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d216e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d216e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56288aa1\" data-id=\"56288aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ec497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ec497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI have always felt like God equips us with the gifts we need along our journey as we need. This has certainly been true throughout my life, which I am so deeply grateful for. I always say, it\u2019s not me, it has to be God!\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dd01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"54dd01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Rev. Dr. Jasmin Hivale<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c245c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"c245c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-multiline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >Retired Prison Chaplain, Virgil, Ontario, Canada<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-700f0ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700f0ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c6ca73\" data-id=\"63c6ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc643 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcc643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0569-e1760590202977-300x236.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0569-e1760590202977-300x236.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0569-e1760590202977-15x12.jpeg 15w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0569-e1760590202977-600x472.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0569-e1760590202977.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c851b2e\" data-id=\"1c851b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d70c69 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66d70c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/witness\/rev-dr-jasmin-hivale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060e470 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"060e470\" 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