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It will happen in upstate New York, as another former minister takes advantage of the “Pastoral Provision.” From CNA: As former Protestant minister Scott Caton prepares for his ordination as a Catholic priest in 2011, his wife and six children are prayerfully offering their support. As a priest, he hopes to focus on reconciling men…

The growth of the diaconate has prompted a reporter from Religion News Service to look into the vocation — and the resulting article has a few familiar names: He’s performed so many funerals, they call him “Burying Joe.” A recent Saturday afternoon found Joe Krysiak again at a cemetery, his white alb and paisley stole…

The ink is still damp on this new study out of Georgetown on the permanent diaconate. But here are the major findings: • Twenty-one arch/dioceses report having more than 200 permanent deacons, with Chicago (646 deacons), Trenton (442 deacons), and Galveston-Houston (383) among the top three. Deacons currently minister in all but one diocese in…

A reader sent this my way: behold, the newest deacons from Sioux City, ordained Saturday, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. (Boy, do they have their work cut out for them!) The men are: Richard Port, Bruce Chartier, Kenny Lindquist, Richard Roder, Darwin Messerly and David Lopez. All ordained by Most Reverend R. Walker…
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