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Permanent Diaconate

Bishop Fulton Sheen

Formed in the Image and Likeness of Christ the Servant

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Have you ever had this verbal exchange: “What’s going on?” You reply, “Same old same old!” After this friendly, harmless encounter, you both smile and go on your way. The same question can also have a social dimension. In 1971, American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye released his hit single “What’s Going On.” He wrote it in Read More
Deacons

New Study Explores the Well-Being of the Diaconate

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With the help of several highly devoted deacon advisers from around the United States, the Spitzer Center for Visionary Leadership (SCVL) created a Diaconal Culture Inventory (DCI) to assess the health and happiness of permanent deacons. The Spitzer Center has been collaborating with priests and presbyterates from numerous dioceses around the country for several years Read More

State of the Diaconate

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Deacon James Keating, Ph.D., is a member of the formation staff and professor of spiritual theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. He has a doctorate in moral and spiritual theology from Duquesne University. He has given more than 800 presentations over the last 30 years, including more than 40 talks and retreats for bishops, Read More

50 Years Later: Harvesting the First Fruits

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In the debates surrounding the First Vatican Council (1869-70), St. John Henry Newman said it takes about 100 years to receive a council. Well, we are just over the halfway mark since the end of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and 50 years since the restoration of the permanent diaconate (1968). Vatican II was a Read More