Deacon James Norman, the new vicar for deacons for the Archdiocese of Chicago, is this week's guest. We discuss with him the archdiocese's diverse diaconate community, which is the largest in the world. Watch
Parishes, deacon group rally to ship supplies to hurricane victims On the breezy afternoon of Oct. 13, a caravan of about a dozen cars pulled up to the garages at St. Mary Monastery in Lemont and volunteers piled out and dropped off boxes of diapers, packages of baby wipes and cases of water for the victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
Meet the Archdiocese of Chicago’s newest deacons Twelve permanent deacons and two transitional deacons were ordained May 11 at Holy Name Cathedral. Cardinal Cupich celebrated the ordination Mass.
Deacons’ wives support husbands, parishes in many ways In 2019, Pam Carlson sat alone in the front pew of St. Barbara Church in Brookfield to watch her oldest child, Steven, get married.