HELPFUL LINKS FOR CATHOLIC INFORMATION

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Check out one of these websites:

www.usccb.org The US Bishops website
www.newadvent.org  Has a catholic encyclopedia, and lots of information
www.vatican.va    The source of all ourchurch documents!
www.saints.SQPN.com   All kinds of information on patron saints
www.forums.catholic.com   Great place to look for answers or ask questions

Official Church Documents and Websites on the Diaconate

• Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons

• Documents, Information, Resources listed on the U.S. Conference of Bishops' Website

• The Deacon at Mass

• Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem (Pope Paul VI)

• Deacons Serve the Kingdom of God (Pope John Paul II)

• Deacons Are Active Apostles of the New Evangelization (Pope John Paul II)

• Deacons Are Configured to Christ the Servant--30 November 1995 (Pope John Paul II)

• Deacons Are Called to a Life of Holiness--20 October 1993 (Pope John Paul II)

• The Deacon Has Many Pastoral Functions--13 October 1993 (Pope John Paul II)

• November 30, 2008:  Jubilee Year of Saint Lawrence, Deacon (Pope Benedict XVI)

• February 7, 2008:  Meeting with the Parish Priests and the Clergy of the diocese of Rome (Pope Benedict XVI)

• February 18, 2006:  Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the Permanent Deacons of Rome (Pope Benedict XVI)

• The Permanent Diaconate:  Its Identity, Functions, and Prospects (2000) 

Other websites:

• National Association of Diaconate Directors

• National Directory Institute

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