The unsettled condition of the diaconate may actually be a beneficial force, especially at a time when the church is experiencing what Pope Francis called an “epochal change.”
Douglas J. Cremer
Douglas J. Cremer is emeritus professor of history and interdisciplinary studies at the University of Redlands, Los Angeles (formerly Woodbury University) and a deacon in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is the author of Servant Preaching, forthcoming from Liturgical Press.
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The church needs to listen to Catholic feminists
The clergy need to rethink our approach to ministry through wide research and consultation among women of diverse ethnicities, languages, sexual identities and classes.