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Women Deacons and the Australian Plenary Council
After a crisis, there is a new vision. We have come to a turning point in Australia, and there is no going back. The Australian
July 13, 2022
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Gratitude, Celebration and Going on Pilgrimage
We gathered last Thursday evening with a dozen marvelous Synod Animators to offer gratitude and celebrate the milestone of turning in our official listening synthesis!
July 6, 2022
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Charting steps along the path forward
Discerning Deacons was delighted to host two colloquium discussions about women and the diaconate and an exhibitor’s booth at the annual assembly of the Association
June 29, 2022
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Women as Deacons: A Return to the Sources
As a high school theology teacher, I field a lot of questions —and anger— about the sacraments and the “rules” (both real and perceived) that
June 22, 2022
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The Spirit is poured out on all flesh
Catholicism can feel like a locked room. As if there is one way to be a disciple, to practice and live the faith. There was
June 8, 2022
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The Power of Listening to Build Community
As we complete this first listening and consultation phase of this synod process, we want to take a moment to say – Thank You! Thank
June 1, 2022
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Communion: Reflecting on Reception, Controversies, and Synodal Experiences
As our DD delegation made a pilgrimage to Rome last October to witness the opening of the Synod by participating in the opening Mass, we
May 25, 2022
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Moving forward with Roots & Wings
Discerning Deacons was thrilled to be invited to serve as exhibitors at the Raices y Alas (Roots and Wings) conference of the National Catholic Council
May 4, 2022
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Never Underestimate the Power of the Spirit
On Monday, April 4th nearly 50 college students from across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia gathered at La Salle University for a cross-campus listening session as
April 27, 2022
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Download a Worship Aid Click here to register for the Zoom liturgy. We invite Catholics to gather virtually to pray for the intercession of St. Phoebe, listen to powerful testimonies from Catholic women engaged in diaconal ministry, and express our collective hope that the Church would “receive them in the Lord,” just as St. Paul […]
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Click here to watch a video of the event. In this second event in a series of educational webinars hosted by Discerning Deacons, Deacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D., the author of several books on the diaconate, and the former executive director of the Office for the Diaconate at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks […]
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Today we release a short introduction to two women seeking ordination to the diaconate in the Boston region: Philomėne Pèan and Kelly Meraw. Both of them are working in full time positions to serve members of their communities and churches, and feel a longing to be ordained as deacons. This would, they say, be a […]
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In an address to deacons and their families in Rome on June 19, Pope Francis’ first point of emphasis was the distinction of the diaconate from the priesthood — that deacons are ordained “not unto the priesthood, but unto a ministry of service.” “This difference is not insignificant,” he said. “The mere fact of emphasizing […]
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Can women receive sacred orders? Let us consult several authoritative sources. Canon 1024 of the Code of Canon Law states, “A baptized male alone receives sacred ordination validly.” In 1994 Pope John Paul II said, “I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is […]
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Today we release a short introduction to two women seeking ordination to the diaconate in the Boston region: Philomėne Pèan and Kelly Meraw. Both of them are working in full time positions to serve members of their communities and churches, and feel a longing to be ordained as deacons. This would, they say, be a […]
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