Father Roy Donovan, Association of Catholic Priests, is calling on the Irish bishops to halt the introduction of the permanent diaconate in Ireland until women can be included. An interesting intervention! It's not often one finds such publicly passionate advocacy of women's ministry in the Roman Catholic church. https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/irish-priests-call-diaconate-pause
Month: September 2017
A Deacon in Denver Rev Jessica Foster, curate and Distinctive Deacon at St Peter’s Hall Green, Diocese of Birmingham UK, writes: Many of the people we met in Denver, a city in Colorado, USA, wondered (some aloud) why an Anglican minister was part of a delegation from Birmingham, England to think about Countering Violent Extremism. … Continue reading A DEACON IN DENVER
It's so easy for deacons to neglect themselves, especially when our work is demanding. There are some practical and spiritual pointers here for looking after our own needs as well as the needs of others. It's from Roman Catholic site Deacon Digest. DEACONS AND SELF-CARE: CARING FOR THE DEACON Patti Normile Think for a moment … Continue reading CARING FOR THE DEACON
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 