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  • The ordination of Joseph Neonbasu, the first non-Australian MGL, to the deaconate is a significant milestone says Fr Ken Barker.

    CathNews 2009

  • The Bishop of Ottawa has knowingly and openly ordained to the deaconate a man in a same-sex marriage.

    Diocese of Ottawa ordains man in same-sex marriage « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • The other figure, St. Lawrence, stands in the forefront in his gold-colored deaconate garb.

    Kerry Weber: What Caravaggio's Unusual Nativity Scene Teaches About Christmas Kerry Weber 2011

  • You go to seminary for a certain number of years, and then you become a member of the transitional deaconate…learning the ropes under the guidance of a more experienced parish priest.

    Change of Heart Jodi Picoult 2008

  • He is also participating in the local Late Vocations Program of the Orthodox Church in America with the intention of seeking ordination to the deaconate.

    St. John Chrysostom and the Problem of Wealth 2008

  • As Caroline Divine said, the deaconate can be confusing, and she already explained it well.

    It's Gender Ambiguous Liturgy Dude! PeaceBang 2006

  • She's a biologist and pilot, and was ordained a deaconate priest in 1994.

    CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2006 2006

  • As for the priest shortage, its not yet at crises proportions, is abetted by the increase in the deaconate and educated laity, and sublimated by the increasing orthodoxy of young seminarians.

    What the future holds for Catholic Women…but don’t get too excited 2005

  • Based on solid documentation, these authors show that although one cannot speak of celibacy in the strict sense of the word not being married, it is certain that since apostolic times the Church had as a norm that men elevated to the deaconate, priesthood and the episcopate should observe continence.

    Archive 2004-06-01 Julie D. 2004

  • Based on solid documentation, these authors show that although one cannot speak of celibacy in the strict sense of the word not being married, it is certain that since apostolic times the Church had as a norm that men elevated to the deaconate, priesthood and the episcopate should observe continence.

    The Question of Priestly Celibacy Julie D. 2004

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