This area of the site collects and indexes information of interest to
the diaconate community and resources for deacons. If you know have any information or
resources that you think should be added, please submit to Deacon
Charlie Cornell.
Information
 The
Deacon at Mass- Instruction for the Deacon at Mass from the newly promulgated GIRM
- from the USCCB web site.
- What is a Permanent Deacon
- A brief description of the Order of Permanent Diaconate and the canonical
requirements for becoming a deacon.
- Admissions and Formation
in the Archdiocese of Boston
- These two articles give an overview of the admissions process and
the formation program in the Archdiocese of Boston.
- Deacon Council
- Formal statement of the purpose,
mechanics of the Deacon Council;
Joe Whipple's story on the Council from the January 2003 issue of Diaconia.
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- Instructions for Liturgy of the Hours
- This is an excellent resource for learning or teaching how to pray
the Liturgy of the Hours.
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- National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of permanent
Deacons in the United States
- http//www.usccb.org/deacon/DeaconDirectory.pdf.
(This is the US implementation of the Vatican Directory listed below.
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- Congregation for Catholic Education/Congregation
for the Clergy
- These are local copies for convenience of these important documents.
For any serious use, please refer to the
official versions on the Vatican web site.
Joint Declaration and
Introductions
Basic Norms for the Formation
of Permanent Deacons
Directory for the Ministry
and Life of Permanent Deacons
Bill Ditewig's
Power Point presentation from the May 7, 2005 convocation is available here (13M ppt file.)
Resources
 Since
1999, the Satellite Theological Education Program (STEP) at the University
of Notre Dame STEP has served to connect pastoral ministers, religious
educators, and other Catholic adults to quality theological education
from Notre Dame through distance learning technologies. A valuable resourse
for deacons and deacon candidates.
Great Diaconate Web Site - deacons.net
Deacon Digest Magazine
- Deacon Digest magazine is published six times a year, in January, March, May, July,
September and November. It is the only magazine that is published for permanent deacons
and their families.
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