The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and the Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States (Ascension)

Index

Fides et Ratio , ch3note38, preface note 38 finances assistance for deacons in need, 100

assistance for persons in formation, 105, ch2norm20 expenses, reimbursement, 103, ch2norm19, ch2note111 professors, equitable compensation/stipends, 292 salaries and benefits, 102, ch2norm18 Social Security, 101, ch2norm17 formation, 112–166. See also aspirant stage; candidate stage; dimensions of formation; organization, structure, and personnel for diaconal formation; post-ordination stage celibate aspirants/candidates, 153–154 discernment and assessment, 161–166, ch3norm10 ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, 128, 133j., 141e., 159–160 family life perspective, 144–147 norms, ch3norm1–11 social justice, 157–158 stages, 112, ch3norm1 termination, 238 wives, ch3norm7–8, 148–150 formation policy board, 296, ch8norm3 formators/formation team, 117, 163, 164, 236, 237, ch6norm17, 283–293. See also directors of formation; organization, structure, and personnel for diaconal formation financial assistance, 105, ch2norm20 married aspirants/candidates, 148–152 multi-cultural aspect, 140, 155–156, ch3norm9

Francis I (pope), 35, 145, 177, 265, ch3note73 freestanding model of diaconal formation, 274 fundamental theology, 133

graduate schools of theology and diaconal formation, 274

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