The issue of women priests may be a settled matter, but that doesn’t mean a woman can’t serve the church as a deacon. Celebrating the opening of the archives...
Vocations
Read about Catholic vocations, offering insights into discernment, prayer, and living out God’s call in both religious and lay vocations.
With so many lay ecclesial ministers and directors of religious education out there, many of whom are women, why would a bishop “need” a woman as a deacon? If...
The Catholic Worker movement is living proof that charity begins at home. Catholic Worker member Liz La Plante and I started our conversation alone in the...
When U.S. Catholic readers punch the clock, they don't forget that they are still on God's time, according to a Reader Survey in honor of Labor Day...
Feeling called to religious life, many men and women are finding they first need to overcome a few obstacles in their path. Finally, after years of shoving it...
Iraqi Catholics risk their lives to join the priesthood and serve their own in a turbulent state. Father Daud Barber of the College of St. Ephram in Qaraqosh...
Scratching the stained-glass ceiling, an increasing number of women hold leadership positions in the church. Here’s a look at the gifts they bring and...
How women who work for the church keep the faith It’s lunchtime at St. Clement Parish in Chicago, and although some of the city’s best restaurants are within...
Dung Tran remembers attending the annual Los Angeles Religious Education Congress several years ago and being struck by a particular scene. "The deacons...
The modern deacon has been around for 40 years—and some are still finding their place in the parish. Beverly Hills, California deacon and author Eric...
