Throughout my life, I have connected with many folks who care deeply about the mission of the Church. I have met people who remind me of my “why” – why I am Catholic and why I stay. When days are hard, and days can be hard, my community supports me. I am called to do the same. I am called to see those who the Church pushes to the margins. I hope the Catholic Church ordains women to the diaconate because I know women, myself included, who are discerning a vocation to the diaconate and who can see ourselves in this very important ministry.<\/p>\n
I was a part of the Discerning Deacons pilgrimage to Rome during the Synod gathering of 2024. It was a great blessing to meet so many women who are already doing diaconal work. The Discerning Deacons community yearned for and prayed for a resounding \u201cYes!\u201d to come out of the Synod\u2026instead, we got a \u201cnot yet.\u201d Without the pilgrimage community, I probably would have heard that \u201cnot yet\u201d as a \u201cno.\u201d But because of this community, I was reminded of the Spirit at work. A \u201cnot yet\u201d is not a \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s still a hard pill to swallow. And when I get antsy waiting, as I often do, I remember the women I met who showed me that the \u201cnot yet\u201d is an \u201calready.\u201d Women deacons have existed and continue to exist. Someday, I may be one of them.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cAnd when I get antsy waiting, as I often do, I remember the women I met who showed me that the \u2018not yet\u2019 is an \u201calready.\u201d Women deacons have existed and continue to exist. Someday, I may be one of them.\u201c<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":21000,"template":"","witness-tag":[],"class_list":["post-20996","witness","type-witness","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t