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And the ordinations continue! The Archdiocese of Washington just ordained 16 new deacons, and assigned them to their new ministries. You can read all about it in the Catholic Standard. And the Archdiocese of Hartford in Connecticut just welcomed eight new deacons: Archbishop Henry J. Mansell, the ordaining prelate and principal celebrant of the ordination…

It’s raining deacons. Fr. Bede Cisco, Director of Diaconate Formation for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, kindly alerted me to a wonderful spread on the recent history-making ordination in the Criterion, the archdiocesan newspaper. Do give it a look. And visit the photo gallery, as well. Some choice snaps, by Sean Gallagher and Mary Ann Wyand,…

Several days ago, I mentioned The Indy 25, a big batch of deacons ordained in Indianapolis in its first-ever class. Now, a local paper has picked up the story: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis, cut from the wilderness nearly 175 years ago, turned a new page in its long history Saturday when it restored an ancient…

The diaconate is becoming such a presence in the Church, even the secular media are sitting up and taking notice. This, from the Savannah Morning News, in Georgia: The Rev. Bienvenido Perez Jr. assists at Mass every weekday at the chapel at St. Joseph’s Hospital. As a Roman Catholic clergyman, Perez preaches, counsels, visits the…
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