Spring Quarterly Assembly
Calling all those on the path with Discerning Deacons! Gather your people and turn out for our Spring 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 […]
Spring Quarterly Assembly
Calling all those on the path with Discerning Deacons! Gather your people and turn out for our Spring 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 […]
Receive Her in the Lord: A Prayer Gathering for the Revived Second Commission
During the October 2024 synod assembly, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, Prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith, announced that Pope Francis would reconvene the second commission he established in 2020 following the Amazon Synod to study the possibility of women deacons in the Catholic Church. Join Discerning Deacons in prayer on February 3, […]
Diakonia Fellows Information Session

The deacon is to be the conscience of the Church, dragging the ambo to the streets and the streets to the ambo. –Deacon William Ditewig How are you called to reveal the face of a God who came to serve, not to be served? The Greek word diakonia describes the servant leadership of Christ which all Christians […]
Diakonia Fellows Information Session

The deacon is to be the conscience of the Church, dragging the ambo to the streets and the streets to the ambo. –Deacon William Ditewig How are you called to reveal the face of a God who came to serve, not to be served? The Greek word diakonia describes the servant leadership of Christ which […]
Discerning Deacons 2025 Launch Call
Join Discerning Deacons as we kick off 2025 and launch into action in the year ahead! Each launch call will include updates from the DD staff team on the state of the Church’s discernment about women and the diaconate and an overview of how you can plug in with Discerning Deacons’ work in the […]
Discerning Deacons 2025 Launch Call
Join Discerning Deacons as we kick off 2025 and launch into action in the year ahead! Each launch call will include updates from the DD staff team on the state of the Church’s discernment about women and the diaconate and an overview of how you can plug in with Discerning Deacons’ work in the […]
Voices from the Amazon: Our Catholic Response to the Cries of the Earth and Its People
The Amazon rainforest, the “lungs of our planet,” is under severe threat, and empowering indigenous peoples leadership is crucial for survival. Join us for an inspiring event featuring Sr. Laura Vicuna, Vice President of CEAMA (Ecclesial Assembly of the Amazon), and Mauricio Lopez, Director of the Pan-Amazonian University Network (PUAM). Together, they will share firsthand […]
Discerning Deacons Advent Prayer Services
Join Discerning Deacons this December for weekly prayer services in Advent. These prayer services are a complement to daily Advent reflections. You can subscribe to receive the daily reflections here.
Discerning Deacons Advent Prayer Services
Join Discerning Deacons this December for weekly prayer services in Advent. These prayer services are a complement to daily Advent reflections. You can subscribe to receive the daily reflections here.