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Avoiding FORE-Lettered Words
1 month ago Amy Comments Off on Avoiding FORE-Lettered Words
By Deacon Kevin Conneely I was sharply reminded, during a recent golf game, of those words spoken at ordination by the bishop as I knelt before him with the Book of the Gospels: “…and practice what you teach.” The outing was a fundraiser for a nearby Catholic high school. I was paired with three golfers Read More
The Deacon-Coach
2 months ago Amy Comments Off on The Deacon-Coach
By Deacon Gabriel Saucedo The deacon’s ministry is most authentically lived not in efficiency but in intimacy, not in the multiplication of tasks but in the offering of presence. In the fast-paced world of modern athletics, where win-loss records have replaced teaching the game and potential college scholarships loom over high school athletes, the Catholic Read More
The Diaconate in Catholic Secondary Education
2 months 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
Tools of Grace
3 months 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
The Incarnation, Resurrection, and Human Perfection
3 months ago Amy Comments Off on The Incarnation, Resurrection, and Human Perfection
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
Reparation and the Diaconal Heart
4 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
Dear Readers: A Special Message
5 months ago Amy Comments Off on Dear Readers: A Special Message
It is with great anticipation and joy that NADD, The National Association of Diaconate Directors, has taken on the responsibility of publishing The Deacon magazine. For those who don’t know, NADD has been around since 1980. The sole purpose of NADD is to bring together the Diocesan Directors of the Diaconate and Diaconate Formation to Read More
Publisher Announcement
8 months ago Scott Richert Comments Off on Publisher Announcement
Dear Subscriber: Seven years ago, the Catholic Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the permanent diaconate in the Latin rite of the Church. We here at OSV joined in that celebration by bringing back into print — in an exciting new form — a venerable publication for deacons (and their wives): Deacon Read More