Articles
Martyrdom in the Diaconate
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At this time of year, many of us are celebrating ordination anniversaries, and this got me thinking about the ordination rite of the deacon in the Byzantine rite. While there are many different symbols and prayers that we could spend a long time meditating on through this passage, there are three prayers that stand out Read More
All Baptized are Called to Mission
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The season of Lent is a time for deep introspection. We are reminded that human beings are created out of dust and are subject to death. But we also know that we are created by God — out of love — in his image. Further, we have hope because Jesus defeated death. Faithful Christians have Read More
The Diaconate of Pope Benedict XVI
Chris Meadows 1
I’ve lived in New York City for most of my adult life, but I’ve only been to the original Yankee Stadium once. It happened in April 2008, when my wife and I took the subway to the Bronx, joining about 60,000 other people, all there to crowd into the stadium and buy souvenir rosaries and Read More
Deacon Vincent of Saragossa
Chris Meadows 0
Just like they do today, deacons during the third century preached the word of God, but, for one Spaniard back then, proclaiming God’s Gospel truths led to a heroic witness of faith — and his torture and death. Deacon Vincent of Saragossa was born in the third century in Huesca, Spain, near Saragossa, which is Read More
A Trinitarian Perspective
Chris Meadows 0
The great revelation of the Incarnation was the Trinitarian nature of God. God had revealed himself as one throughout salvation history and in fullness of time. He further revealed he is three persons. Of this, all Christians agree and profess; in this, much can be understood about our own lives. Indeed, this central mystery of Read More
Live Like a Saint Today
Chris Meadows 0
Some people are raised Catholic. Some people are raised Methodist. I was raised a Notre Dame fan! As a lifelong Fighting Irish football fan, I have always been intrigued by the team’s locker room sign saying, “Play Like a Champion Today.” An 18-year-old freshman may not be the next Joe Montana or Paul Hornung, but Read More
The Diaconate and the Collar
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About 27 years ago, I was meeting with my bishop just prior to ordination. I would be the first permanent deacon ordained for the Diocese of Steubenville. Since no precedence had been set, I asked him whether I should wear clerics in the exercise of my ministry. In response, he asked me what I thought. Read More
The Deacon’s Connection with Ecumenical/Interfaith Ministry
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Fifty-seven years ago, on Oct. 28, 1965, the Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) was promulgated. It opens with, “In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship to Read More