Prepare the Way
During this Advent season of holy preparation, we make room for what awaits, tend to the movement of the Spirit, and dare to imagine what God is bringing to life among us.
Will you join us as we prepare the way?
This Advent, we’re raising $50,000, anchored by a generous $25,000 lead gift. Your gift sustains the relationships, resources, and formation that keep this work moving forward—amplifying women’s witness, deepening discernment, and preparing our Church to welcome what the Spirit is bringing to birth.
Give today. Help prepare the way.
Your 2026 Advent gift will prepare the way for:
- Deepening our engagement with clergy across the US during the Synod Implementation Phase
- Traveling to Rome in 2027 for an international conference on the renewal of the diaconate
- Welcoming our third PROCLAIM cohort and sustaining the formation of our 54 PROCLAIM participants in Cohorts 1 and 2
- Offering leadership formation to Catholics with a diaconal call to liturgy, Word, and service
- Continuing the work of implementing synodality and the aspirations of growing women’s participation—making possible the co-responsible Church that awaits
This Advent, may we prepare the way together—for Christ, for one another, and for the Church we are called to become.
Make an Advent gift to Discerning Deacons today.
Donate online using the form below or mail a check made payable to “Discerning Deacons” to:
Discerning Deacons
3710 Shannon Road #51879
Durham, NC 27717
Become a Sustainer of the Discernment
Monthly donors provide the ongoing support that allows Discerning Deacons to respond to emerging opportunities and accompany Catholics across the globe as they engage this historic moment.
By becoming a sustaining donor, you help ensure that this work continues.
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Who has prepared the way for you?
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Header Image: “Synaxis of the Holy Deacons and Deaconesses” © Deacon Charles Rohrbacher