The Deacon's Ministry of Charity and Justice /

The deacons exercise of charity and justice extends the loving hand of God's constant love and mercy to all who are in need. The Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education has called this work "the ministry most characteristic of the deacon." In The Deacon's Ministry of C...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ditewig, William T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Deacons > Catholic Church.
Church work > Catholic Church.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Deacons and the diakonia of the church
  • Foundations for the ministry of charity
  • The church as sacrament of God's mercy
  • God's call and the response of the people of God: vocations in perspective
  • The vocation of the deacon and the ministry of charity and justice
  • The deacon as apostolic leader in diakonia
  • The mission of mercy
  • Pope Francis, deacons, and the gospel of mercy
  • The deacon and the rights of all
  • "Moved with compassion": deacon at work as witness and guide.

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