Dr. Roland Millare

Witnesses of Fidelity

Comments Off on Witnesses of Fidelity
On Oct. 2, 1974, Pope St. Paul VI said that the world “listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses” (Address to the Members of the Council for the Laity). Deacons are called to serve as evangelists and teachers of married couples Read More
Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI’s Theology of Diakonia

Comments Off on Benedict XVI’s Theology of Diakonia
Deacon Greg Kandra has written a wonderful reflection on “The Diaconate of Benedict XVI” in the March/April publication of The Deacon. He outlines Benedict’s diaconal ministry via the proclamation of the Word, charity, and his ministry at the altar. To complement Deacon Kandra’s article I would like to highlight Benedict’s theology of diakonia, which can Read More
Jesus washes feet of St. Peter

The Lenten Exodus into the Paschal Mystery

Comments Off on The Lenten Exodus into the Paschal Mystery
Jesus describes how self-denial is essential for discipleship: “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it” (Lk 9:23-24). Every Christian must walk Read More
Marriage

Diakonia for the Domestic Field Hospital

Comments Off on Diakonia for the Domestic Field Hospital
The great crisis, which has been unveiled during the COVID-19 pandemic, is that so many of the faithful are not prepared to embrace their mission as a domestic church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church notes, “The Christian family constitutes a specific revelation and realization of ecclesial communion, and for this reason it can and Read More