Today's Deacon: Contemporary Issues and Cross-Currents

by National Association of Diaconate Direct and Alfred C. Hughes

Renewed as a permanent order of the clergy at the Vatican II council and currently the only growing branch of the clergy in the US, permanent deacons are today assuming an increasingly important role in the Church and its diverse functions. As the deacons' role is constantly refined and redefined, the proceedings of the National Association of Diaconate Directors has emerged as the most important forum for charting and guiding that evolution. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809143992
• ISBN13: 9780809143993
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 7.9"