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The Diaconate in Catholic Secondary Education
5 days ago Amy Comments Off on The Diaconate in Catholic Secondary Education
By Deacon Kevin Combs and Deacon Pete Fiore The presence of the Catholic Deacon in secondary education offers a powerful and unique contribution to Catholic high schools. As Deacons active in both parish life and Catholic education, we witness daily how the Spirit moves in classrooms, hallways, and chapels – and how the Church becomes Read More
Picking the Fruits
1 month ago Amy Comments Off on Picking the Fruits
The reality of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist is at the core of what it means to be Catholic, and the foundation of diaconal life. The Eucharist is the principal source of strength and nourishment for our souls precisely because it is Christ himself whom we receive. The power of the Eucharistic Christ – present Read More
Tools of Grace
1 month ago Amy Comments Off on Tools of Grace
By Deacon Dale Phillips The scent of sawdust and a hammer’s heft in my grasp have always been my familiar friends. These basic tools taught me deep lessons about service, patience, and the value of hands-on work long before I knelt for the bishop to ordain me as a deacon. Back then, I didn’t know Read More
Deacon: Just Show Up
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By Deacon Matthew Newsome In the summer of 2025, I attended the annual conference of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA), hosted that year by Notre Dame University. I was blessed to assist at Mass each day of the conference, ministering at the altar alongside Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend; Archbishop Bernard Hebda Read More
The Incarnation, Resurrection, and Human Perfection
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By Katrina J. Zeno, MTS This three-word statement constitutes the original proclamation of the Good News by the infant Church. It was, however, such impossibly Good News that the disciples refused to believe it. Yet once their eyes were opened by seeing the Risen Christ and experiencing His resurrected body, everything changed: Jesus truly is Read More
The Father of Catechesis
2 months ago Amy Comments Off on The Father of Catechesis
By Deacon Bob Rice, Ph.D. Pope Leo XIV has referred to himself as a “son of Augustine.” Though his pontificate is less than a year old and he has not yet produced a significant writing to articulate a “mission statement” for his papacy, one can see a clear Augustinian foundation in what he has said Read More
Reparation and the Diaconal Heart
2 months ago Amy Comments Off on Reparation and the Diaconal Heart
By Deacon Dominic Cerrato, Ph.D. In 1917, amid the devastation of the First World War and the quiet suffering of a rural Portuguese countryside, heaven intervened with a message both urgent and tender. At Fatima, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children not to introduce a novelty, but to recall the Church to Read More
Pope Leo XIV and Deacons
3 months ago Amy Comments Off on Pope Leo XIV and Deacons
By Deacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D. Dear Holy Father, Congratulations on your election as Supreme Pontiff and your generous acceptance of the responsibilities associated with serving both as the Bishop of Rome and the successor to St. Peter. Be assured of our constant prayers for you. (On a personal note, as a fellow American, also Read More