Deacon Anthony J. Clishem
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By the time “The Imitation of Christ” (Noll Library, OSV, $29.95) appeared bearing the name of its author, Thomas à Kempis (one estimate places it between 1418-27), the diaconate had all but disappeared as a permanent order in the Catholic Church. Written primarily for contemplative men and women, it would have also served as a
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