tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post7380186423214073365..comments2024-02-14T14:53:03.810-07:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: Deacons: called, ordained, and sent to serve Deacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-41336278791066497412012-11-04T01:37:17.532-06:002012-11-04T01:37:17.532-06:00Dan
Many gracious blessings on your insights here...Dan<br /><br />Many gracious blessings on your insights here! Continue to pray unceasingly for the deacons who so inspire you.<br /><br />Deacon Norb in OhioNorberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464878965952469636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-72326488560075836692012-11-03T09:40:46.114-06:002012-11-03T09:40:46.114-06:00Thanks, Fran. I appreciate your encouragement and ...Thanks, Fran. I appreciate your encouragement and friendship tremendously. I enjoy what I do here for its own sake. The biggest temptation I have had to resist over the years is choosing quantity, not over quality <i>per se</i> (I cannot judge the quality of what I put up), but over a certain kind of integrity and independence I think the Catholic blogosphere, such as it is, sorely needs these days.Deacon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-55771146243472587992012-11-03T09:32:46.270-06:002012-11-03T09:32:46.270-06:00I have you in my reader, Scott. I try to keep up, ...I have you in my reader, Scott. I try to keep up, but some days it does not happen. Your blog is a spiritual treasure, plus your eye for music and a particular kind of Catholic integration and sensibility is a gift. Prayers for you always.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-53162005461538435322012-11-03T09:26:01.772-06:002012-11-03T09:26:01.772-06:00Most of my entries are missed, Fran, which is quit...Most of my entries are missed, Fran, which is quite alright. I, too, thought Norb's homily was worth thinking about, praying with, and passing along.Deacon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-86909282870876087862012-11-03T09:05:30.188-06:002012-11-03T09:05:30.188-06:00How did I miss this entry? Glad I came back and fo...How did I miss this entry? Glad I came back and found these words from my friend Deacon Norb. Such thoughtful wisdom, such good food for the heart. Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-57307868196789456892012-10-23T07:18:05.607-06:002012-10-23T07:18:05.607-06:00Thank you for your thoughtful blog entry. Over the...Thank you for your thoughtful blog entry. Over the past 2 years or so, I have gotten to know a few deacons, such as Deacon Scott and a few others, over the internet. I have also gotten to know a few deacons in my 3-year formation in lay ministry through my diocese.<br />I want to thank all of you for your example, because it is rubbing off on me (albeit slowly. i am a slow learner, me thinks). <br /><br />I never appreciated the vocation to service in the way I am beginning to discover now. I'm just a Dan and a husband who has been given a great enthusiam for living my faith. And while I realize that I fall short every day, I am inspired by the good men I see in the diaconate who are my role models. I don't need to be ordained to see how serving others in my life right here and now, as a father, as a husband, as a member of the community is really the focus of what it means to be a disciple.<br />God certainly isn't done with me yet, but I am blessed to have examples of what service looks like.<br /><br />As a royal priesthood, we all have the opportunity to be, Christ present, for each other. Thank you for saying yes to your calling, for it has blessed me.Dan S.noreply@blogger.com