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Benedict XVI’s Theology of Diakonia

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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

Renewing the Church Through the Diaconate

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The title of my column might sound to many as rather ambitious. I mean, the diaconate is just there to help priests, right? While this is certainly true to some degree, it fails to see the distinctive role of the diaconate in the mystery of salvation and the mission of the Church. The unique contribution Read More
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Challenging Long-Held Beliefs

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Oftentimes, when an assertion is repeated long enough, it can attain, by the mere fact of its repetition, the status of a truth. As a young boy growing up in the 1960s, my mother used to forbid me from going swimming an hour after I ate for fear I would drown. This repeated assertion was Read More