Yolanda Scott Brown, D.Min. - Discerning Deacons

Witnesses

Yolanda Scott Brown, D.Min.

June 26, 2021

“The apostles recognized the pastoral needs of the Church and created the ministry of deacons. If the vocations of women as deacons were again recognized, as in the early centuries of the Church, the Body of Christ would be strengthened. Discerning Deacons is helping renew the Church by engaging Catholics in this discernment.”

Yolanda Scott Brown, D.Min., served as the Parish Life Director at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood, California.

“

Witness

“I’m not sure I’m really called to be a deacon, but even the chance to have a platform in front of a parish during mass would be a revelation for folks, especially people who experience gender discrimination. The Church would start to live out a truer version of universality.”

Katie Laskey

Contemplative Leaders in Action - DC Cohort 2021-23

“

Witness

“Women have been the caregivers and great support of most churches. Why? Because we deal with the personhood of the ordinary. The everyday matters of living. To me, that is what a deacon is. She extends the Church to the common community: visiting the sick and dying, helping parents with family problems, attending as a lector at Mass, burying the dead, and comforting families.”

Kathleen Carlton Johnson

Hospice Chaplain

“

Endorser

“It is time for our Church to acknowledge the role of countless women serving the people of God in positions of ministry and leadership.”

Deacon Guillermo "Memo" Rodriguez

Facilitator of Diaconate Formation for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Receive Our Newsletter

This is the hub where we share relevant news, events and opportunities to participate in the work.
*We will send the newsletter only once each week, and we will never share or sell your information.

Share

Receive Our Newsletter

FOLLOW

Receive Our Newsletter