The life of a deacon's wife
The role of a deacon’s wife means more than just sharing your husband with the Church – it’s about understanding and supporting a unique ministry. Gordana Crowe talks to KATIE SPAIN about her journey of faith and support.
The role of a deacon’s wife means more than just sharing your husband with the Church – it’s about understanding and supporting a unique ministry. Gordana Crowe talks to KATIE SPAIN about her journey of faith and support.
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Whether it’s walking alongside men and women in prisons or detention centres or providing pastoral care and support to young or old, the call to serve those on the peripheries is at the heart of Sr Elizabeth Young's ministry. Emerging from this work is a vision for the Catholic Church in Australia to explore, discuss and discern the diaconate, including the reinstatement of women as deacons. It’s a conversation that she hopes will be led and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Vocations to the permanent diaconate are growing faster than any other vocation in the Church.
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