Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons and the Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons (Vatican Congregations for Catholic Education and for the Clergy, 1998)
National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2019)
Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem (Norms for Restoring the Permanent Diaconate in the Latin Church, Pope St. Paul VI, 1967)
Ad Pascendum (Pope St. Paul VI, 1972)
Ministeria Quaedam (Pope St. Paul VI, 1972)
Deacons: Active Apostles of the New Evangelization (Pope St. John Paul II, 2000)
From the Diakonia of Christ to the Diakonia of the Apostles (International Theological Commission, 2002)
- Jesus illustrates his own brand of kingship on Holy Thursday
- Vatican II reminded the laity of their own baptismal mission
- Salvation of souls, not comfort or gain, must be deacons’ focus
- Potential Deacons start with a commitment to the Interior Life
- Is the Lord leading you to become a deacon?
- Just knowing about God is not enough for deacons-in-training
- We are all called to participate in Jesus’ saving mission right now!
- Deacon’s life benefits from integration of dual vocations
- How can deacons do justice to both of their vocations?
- Diaconate deepens a man’s life in Christ
- Observance of holy days adds meaning to all the rest
- Are you intentional about making holiness a priority?
- Holy Week reminds us that it is Christ himself calling us to the margins
- Begin the journey of eucharistic revival with 40-for-40 this Lent
- What is your plan for holiness?
- A deacon exercises his ‘ministry’ every day of the week
- The church turns to you for its next generation of deacons
- Exploring the diaconate? A new cohort is forming
- One man’s gifts keep on giving through diaconal program here
- Lent calls us to find God in the silence
- Deacons serve with a father’s heart
- Deacons can be ‘companions’ to us all on our journey of faith
- How can we foster communion during this universal separation?
- Few are called to give homilies, but we’re all called to receive them
- Diaconate originates with ‘the seven’ chosen by the apostles
- Are permanent deacons necessary?
- Deacons are uniquely poised to be a bridge for hurting people
- St. Francis’ ministry as a deacon left lasting legacy
- Deacons serve as bridge between the church and the world
- Deacons must resist conservative versus liberal quagmire
- Deacons serve as bridge between church and laity
- Unique vantage point helps deacon identify needs
- Diaconate flourishes with help of archdiocesan gifts
- New deacons make their debut in parishes, in ministries
- Deacons-to-be prepare to ‘close’ on service to archdiocese
- Early church’s use of deaconesses being studied by commission
- Embarrassment of riches will bear fruit for the church
- Holy Spirit helped several deacons through their ‘firsts’
- Deacons’ work in early church still much-needed today
- Deacons, both on the altar and in training, can use prayers
- There’s still time to check things off your ‘Becket list’
- Christians must give both truth and compassion their due
- New evangelization is work of the entire church
- All Catholics — not just clergy — are called to preach
- Learning to play good defense, or lessons St. Joseph taught me
- Christ insists that our compassion inform our lives
- Liturgy of the Hours helps us make an offering of our day
- Church calls us to accompany the journey of the elderly
- Seven habits of highly effective deacon candidates
- Deacon heralds Resurrection at Easter Vigil Mass
- Pope calls for homilies that invite us to grow in love
- A peek at a day in the life of deacon candidates
- Deacons are ministers of god’s merciful love
- We must be bridges —not obstacles —to meeting Christ
- Deacons remind us all to more closely imitate Christ
- Discern your vocation, whatever it may be
- Deacons are heralds of the Gospel
- Deacons represent clerical service in a special way
Our Life of Service (Dcn. Harold Burke-Sivers)
A look at Our Life of Service – book review (Leon Suprenant)
A Deacon’s Retreat (Dcn. James Keating)
The Heart of the Diaconate (Dcn. James Keating)
Understanding the Diaconate (Bishop W. Shawn McKnight)
Encountering Christ the Servant: A Spirituality of the Diaconate (Dcn. Dominic Cerrato)
The Character of the Deacon (Dcn. James Keating, ed.)