As someone ordained to represent Christ and Christ’s Church through serving those in need, assisting bishops and priests, publicly proclaiming the Gospel, and administering the sacraments, a newly minted Deacon may feel lost if ordained during a global pandemic in which everyone is required to stay home. (2) A new Deacon may feel inadequate, unsure of how to live into her Holy Orders. She may be searching for meaning. I know she may be feeling this because that newly minted Deacon is me...
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