Deacons are ordained ministers who share the order of the priesthood with priests and bishops. They are leaders and servants of the Christian community. Usually,…
Jesus Christ has always been, always is and always will be consistent in who he is, what he does and what he says. The voice…
There is no simple answer to the question “Am I called to be a deacon?” However, we believe that the person of faith through personal…
The following article written by Deacon Joseph Seaman appears in the March/April edition of Deacon Digest. Read this encouraging story of how a young priest…
Years ago, during my final semester in college as part of a documentary team in northern New Mexico, I embarked to climb a mesa close…
I recently received a phone call from a local funeral home asking if I would be available to do a service for cremated remains at…
God is calling each of us to serve one another in charity and love as Pope Francis regularly speaks to this call. For some, there…
The foundation of the ministry of the Order of Deacon is a divine vocational call. A call to vocation is a grace from God. There…
Ministry of Love and Justice From its beginning, and particularly during the first centuries, the diaconate has been primarily a ministry of love and justice. …
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — The core vocational work of permanent deacons is to evangelize and care for others, not to perform office duties, the apostolic…