The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States "is an important point of reference for those Churches in which the permanent diaconate is a living and active reality." It contains the guidelines and directives to be used when preparing or updating a diaconate program and formulating policies for the ministry and life of deacons. This volume also includes Basic Standards for Readiness for the formation of permanent deacons in the United States from the Bishops' Committee on the Diaconate and the committee document Visit of Consultation Teams to Diocesan Permanent Diaconate Formation Programs. Book jacket.
The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States of America, 2nd Edition focuses on the identity of the deacon as "a living icon of Christ the Servant within the Church" (Basic Norms) ...
This book will be a valuable resource for bishops, their staffs, all those involved in the formation of deacons, and diaconate aspirants and candidates. +
From the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Congregation for the Clergy.
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Isenberg, Sheldon, and Dennis Owen. “Bodies, Natural and Contrived: The Work of Mary Douglas.” Religious Studies Review 3, no. 1 (1977): 1–17. Kaufmann, Franz-Xaver. “The Sociology of Knowledge and the Problem of Authority.
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The Diaconate in the U.S. Catholic Church, 1968–2018 Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. ———. 2002. “The Reluctant Steward Revisited: ... The Long Diaconate, 1987–1994: Women Deacons and the Delayed Journey to Priesthood.
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