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General Norms for Restoring the Permanent Diaconate in the Latin Church Motu Proprio of Pope Paul VI issued June 18, 1967 Norms for the Order of Diaconate Apostolic Letter of Pope Paul VI (Ad Pascendum), 15 August, 1972 Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons --- Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons 1998 document issued jointly by the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Congregation for the Clergy Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference. Contains directories, statistics, and resources National Directory for the Formation, Life and Ministry of Permanent Deacons in the United States Promulgated in December 2004 by the American Bishops Deacon Has Many Pastoral Functions Pope John Paul II The Deacon Offers an Ecclesiological View of the Present Day Challenges in the Church and Society By Cardinal Walter Kasper 'I Have Not Come to be Served, but to Serve' Pastoral letter by Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis Pastoral Letter on the Permanent Diaconate Pastoral letter by Bishop Michael Malone of Maitland-Newcastle in Australia 'Believe What You Read. Teach What You Believe. Practise What You Teach.' By Bishop George Stack in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, May 2009 Origin, Role and Importance of the Permanent Diaconate in the Airport Ministry By Most Rev. Roberto Octavio González Nieves, OFM, Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, in People on the Move, December 2006 The Diaconate in Ignatious' Epistles By Anastasios D. Salapatas. From A. Salapatas, "A short essay on Early Church History", Theologia, Athens 1999 Permanent Diaconate Office, Archdiocese of Boston Includes "What is a permanent deacon?" and an online magazine named "Diaconia." National Association of Diaconate Directors Serving Diaconate Directors and Staff Nationwide Founded in 1976, NADD membership includes directors and staff members of diocesan diaconate communities across the country Letter to Catholic Women By John N.Collins. From Letters to Deacons, 1999 When Women Were Deacons By John Wijngaards in The Tablet, 1999 The Diaconate - A Ministry for Women in the Church By Ida Raming in Orientierung, 1998 The Dress and Address of Deacons By Duane L.C.M. Galles in Homiletic & Pastoral Review, August-september 1997 Deacons Yesterday and Today By Duane L.C.M. Galles Learning About The Permanent Diaconate Conclusions drawn from the 1994-1995 Permanent Diaconate Study The Permanent Diaconate By Ernest J. Fiedler in Theology Today, 1979 Conclusions Regarding the Female Diaconate Note by Peter Hünermann (University of Münster)in Theological Studies, June 1975 May Women be Deacons? A Prelude to Dialogue By Daniel B. Wallace, professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary Deacons Place Articles, documents, forum, email lists, homilies, and much more Deacon Paul's World Information about the diaconate and stories of deacons Permanent Diaconate Answers to frequently asked questions from the Archdiocese of Newark |