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Forming ourselves for courageous conversations
In the last two weeks I have attended synodal listening sessions at two local parishes in Miami. It’s been fun to meet new people in
November 16, 2021
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Beloved of God
Greetings friends, This past week I was on retreat at Eastern Point Retreat House north of Boston and I couldn’t help but be constantly reminded
November 9, 2021
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The only way forward is together
We have returned from an extraordinary pilgrimage to Rome, eager to share with you the hope of the synodal, listening and discerning process in which
October 19, 2021
Sharing the fruits from our season of listening
“A Church that teaches must be firstly a Church that listens.” Pope Francis Discerning Deacons has responded to Pope Francis’ call for a synodal church.
October 5, 2021
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*For a synodal church**Webinar Recording
“For a synodal Church” What is Pope Francis inviting us all to do?
And how can we participate, animate, and serve the listening and discernment process?
October 5, 2021
Be Thou Opened
A reflection prepared for Immaculate Conception Parish, Durham NC Offered on September 5, 2021 || The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time by Casey Stanton
September 8, 2021
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Called to Serve – Two Women’s Witness
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
September 2, 2021
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mini-bible study with discerning deacons
The Good News of Women and the Diaconate according to the Gospels A 2-session bible study with Lizzie Berne DeGear, BCC, PhD When? Wednesday, September 8th
August 30, 2021
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Standing with our courageous mothers
“Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.” -Matthew 15:23 Today’s Gospel has some of my least favorite words in it. It’s a
August 4, 2021
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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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