Today’s Deacon: Contemporary Issues and Cross-Currents

The years since the restoration of the order of permanent deacons at the Second Vatican Council have witness a process of exploration regarding the role and purpose of the diaconate. In Today’s Deacon, an archbishop, a bishop, and a deacon hold forth on contemporary issues relevant to the Order of Deacons, in particular the theology of restorative justice, and the impact and implementation of the new National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States. This timely work includes an introduction by the president of the National Association of Diaconate Directors, Deacon Daniel L. Peterson, along with responses from three distinguished authors, Father Michael Kennedy, Deacon Owen F. Cummings, and Marti R. Jewell.