Exploring the Diaconate ‘Down Under’
Deacon Gary Stone
Dear brothers in the universal Church, it’s great to be getting a copy of The Deacon and hear more...
St. Joseph: A Patron for Our Times
Michael R. Heinlein
Pope Francis decreed a Year of St. Joseph on the day the Church marked 150 years since Blessed Pope...
New Book Analyzes Diaconal Identity
Deacon Greg Kandra
Picking up Deacon Tim O’Donnell’s new book, “The Deacon: Icon of Christ the Servant, Minister of the Threshold” (Paulist...Coronavirus
Serving the Suffering Church: The Serenity of Surrender
Teresa Tomeo 0
“We are not self-sufficient; by ourselves we flounder: we need the Lord like the ancient navigators needed the stars.”... Read More
Serving the Suffering Church: Planting Spiritual Victory Gardens
Deacon William T. Ditewig 0
During the global wars of the 20th century people were encouraged to plant gardens in every available plot of... Read More
Serving the Suffering Church: The Deacon in Lockdown in New York
Deacon Greg Kandra 1
A couple of times a day I have to get up from my desk, go to the window and... Read More
Serving the Suffering Church: Mobilizing the Power of the Holy Spirit Working through Deacons in a Pandemic
Deacon Michael Oles 0
Every deacon knows that Pope Francis has urged us, the Body of Christ, to go out to the peripheries.... Read More
Serving the Suffering Church: Helping Others See the Works of God
Teresa Tomeo 0
“It is so that the works of God might be made visible through him” (Jn 9:3). As deacon couples,... Read More
Serving the Suffering Church: Disconnection from Those We Serve
Deacon Dominic Cerrato 0
I don’t know about you, but the effects of the novel coronavirus have got me feeling a bit disconnected... Read MoreColumnists
Understanding Better the Servant Mysteries
Deacon Dominic Cerrato 0
I was first introduced to the concept of the Servant Mysteries by Deacon James Keating several years ago in... Read More
