Diaconate (Discernment Resources)

Books for Discerning the Diaconate: 

A Deacon Prays: Prayers and Devotions for Liturgy and Life by Deacon Greg Kandra (2021)

A Deacon’s Retreat by Deacon James Keating (2010)

A New Friendship: The Spirituality and Ministry of the Deacon by Edward Buelt (2011)

Answering the Call: How God Transformed the Lives of Nineteen Catholic Deacons by Michael J. McGrath (2010)

Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons by Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons (1998)

Being a Deacon Today: Exploring a Distinctive Ministry in the Church and in the World by Rosalind Brown (2005)

Believe What You Read: Timeless Homilies for Deacons―Liturgical Cycle C by Deacon Michael E. Bulson (2006)

Compendium on the Diaconate: A Resource for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons by Libreria Editrice Vaticana and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015)

Encountering Christ the Servant: A Spirituality of the Diaconate by Deacon Dominic Cerrato Ph.D. (2020)

Every Man a Deacon: Who is called to ordination as a Roman Catholic Deacon by Rex H. Pilger Jr. (2014)

From Sinner to Servant: One Man’s Journey to Becoming a Permanent Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church by Albert Feliu (2006)

Our Life of Service: The Handbook for Catholic Deacons by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (2021)

Pope Francis Deacons: Servants of Charity by Pope Francis (2018)

Serving With Joy: Lessons From Pope Francis for Catholic Deacons Today by Silas S. Henderson (2016)

The Deacon Reader by James Keating (2006)

The Deacon’s Ministry of Charity and Justice by William T. Ditewig (2015)

The Deacon’s Ministry of the Liturgy by Frederick Bauerschmidt (2016)

The Deacon’s Ministry of the Word by Jay Cormier (2016)

The Heart of the Diaconate: Communion with the Servant Mysteries of Christ by James Keating (2015)

The Joy of Being a Deacon by John P. Flanagan (2016)

The Liturgical Ministry of Deacons by Michael Kwatera OSB (2005)

The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States of America by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2021)

The Spirit is Among Us: The Permanent Diaconate by Siphiwe Mkhize (2019)