Comboni missionary Ricardo de Sousa was ordained a deacon at Orange Farm, in the Vaal deanery south-east of Johannesburg, in a celebration presided over by Auxiliary Bishop Duncan Tsoke. (Submitted by Fr Joseph Rebelo)...
This article looks at the permanent diaconate in the United States. Since the permanent diaconate was re-established in the Catholic Church 50 years ago – the church uses the term “restored” – the number...
This year’s celebration of the feast day of the Stigmatines’ founder gave an extra reason for joy: the ordination of three new Stigmatine deacons. Every year on the Stigmatines in the Most Holy Redeemer...
Christian Living / Diaconate / Family
by Caleb SC · Published April 12, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2018
When our children were small, we tried to show them who they were from the inside by being godly on the outside. Our parents instilled in us great principles and values and we wanted to do the same for our children so that they could be responsible citizens of the world. We encouraged them to be strong on the inside and at peace on the outside.
Deacon Leo Camp is presented by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier to the parish of St Anthony of Padua in Pietermaritzburg after his ordination to the permanent diaconate. More Stories: Can Widowed Deacons Remarry? What is...
Church / Diaconate / Perspectives / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published July 5, 2017 · Last modified July 4, 2017
I know a woman married to a deacon. Sadly, she is in poor health and worries that if she dies, her husband, who is still reasonably young, will not be allowed to remarry. Is...
Fifty years after the restoration of the permanent diaconate, the Church is still grappling with the question what the role of the deacon is, as Deacon GREG GARNIE discusses in his second of two...
Diaconate / Women and the Church
by Jael SC · Published April 23, 2017 · Last modified April 20, 2017
Almost a year ago, Pope Francis was asked if he would establish an official commission to study the question of whether women could be admitted to the diaconate. “I accept. It would be useful...
Christian Living / Diaconate / Ministry
by Jael SC · Published September 17, 2016 · Last modified September 16, 2016
Deacon Joe Kittok digs holes for a living. He spends an hour and a half several times a week removing about 4 cubic yards of dirt, which he takes to his 35-acre property in Delano...
Diaconate / Mercy & Forgiveness / Year of Mercy
by admin · Published December 14, 2015 · Last modified May 2, 2017
By Phiwokuhle Siyabonga Xulu – When we look at ourselves in the mirror, do we see love? Do we see mercy? Do we see hope? On November 28, few weeks after the beginning of the...
Fifty years ago this year the Church decided to restore the permanent diaconate. DEACON GREG GARNIE explains the significance of the event, and how the world’s deacons will mark it. uring the Second Vatican...
