tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post8870469302760279839..comments2023-09-27T02:46:21.569-07:00Comments on Deacons Today: Musings on Diakonia and Diaconate: An Agonizing Decision in Kansas City-St. JosephDeacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11525431509279159558noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-64731783092578317542011-06-16T05:03:26.561-07:002011-06-16T05:03:26.561-07:00It would have been much easier for McConnell to ju...It would have been much easier for McConnell to just go through the motions. It also would have been much easier for him to keep quiet about it. If this had been me, it would have been terribly painful. I hope he is at peace about it.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760845862274176212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-35766087933786149802011-06-11T23:11:49.614-07:002011-06-11T23:11:49.614-07:00As one who has just completed his first year of fo...As one who has just completed his first year of formal study during formation for the Diaconate I read this post with great interest. I must confess that it stopped me short in that it brought home some truths that I had not fully grasped.<br />It is quite wrong to condemn either Jim or the people who accepted the Call. I cannot imagine that anyone of them did things lightly but only after a period of prolonged prayer and meditation.<br /><br />As Fran said; Peaec and Paryers for them all at this time.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234034111126169326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-38604772943983188292011-06-08T11:34:20.181-07:002011-06-08T11:34:20.181-07:00Deacon Dave, this is Fran from the other comment i...Deacon Dave, this is Fran from the other comment in a different ID. I know that I do not hold any of the other deacons in low regard for making their choice to go forward. <br /><br />As for his public way, I'm not sure that in this day and age it could have been done otherwise, for good or ill. <br /><br />God bless you always on your ordination and may you always be of great service to God's people.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848864171813782695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-48965878533572601912011-06-08T10:02:34.283-07:002011-06-08T10:02:34.283-07:00Dear Deacon Dave,
Thank you for your insight. I ...Dear Deacon Dave,<br /><br />Thank you for your insight. I certainly don't intend any denigration of the men who decided otherwise in their acceptance of the call to Orders than did Jim!<br /><br />Those of us who have shared that moment of ordination, I think, fully respect the seriousness and complexity of the decisions being made. I have nothing but respect for ALL concerned, including those who choose to walk away from ordination and those who choose to embrace it. Ah, the beauty of free will!<br /><br />Perhaps SOME commenters on other blogs DO intend some kind of negative comparison, but for the record, I most certainly do not.<br /><br />Congratulations on your own ordination, my brother, and may God grant you many years in His service.<br /><br />Ad multos annos,<br /><br />BillDeacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11525431509279159558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-78802632937419142712011-06-08T07:52:27.309-07:002011-06-08T07:52:27.309-07:00I went through formation with Jim McConnell. He i...I went through formation with Jim McConnell. He is a man of deep faith. While I understand why he decided not to proceed to ordination, I disagree with the public way in which he did it.<br /><br />I wonder what those who praise him for his action think of the men who proceeded with being ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Finn? To praise Jim's actions seems to demand denigration of those who proceeded to holy orders. Which I think is an unfair judgment of them. All of who are also deeply holy men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-87136430756040239872011-06-08T04:30:43.599-07:002011-06-08T04:30:43.599-07:00Its embarrassing that only one clergy member int h...Its embarrassing that only one clergy member int he world will take a stand against the church's practice of <br /><br />- raping children<br />- covering it up<br />- lying about it<br />- denigrating the victimsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461865437824551724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-51453934749273873052011-06-07T19:03:35.952-07:002011-06-07T19:03:35.952-07:00Thank you for a very thoughtful post on what must ...Thank you for a very thoughtful post on what must be such a difficult moment in Jim's life and in the life of that diocesan community. <br /><br />Peace and prayers for them at this time.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-63034078412251859362011-06-07T15:16:58.291-07:002011-06-07T15:16:58.291-07:00Bill:
Sorry. I stole it back because I. too, rel...Bill:<br /><br /> Sorry. I stole it back because I. too, reluctantly decided to post on this. I thank you, as always, for bringing charity and clarity to this issue. My hope would be for Bishop Finn, who, to his credit, has not "holed up" after this incident to sit down with Jim.Dcn Scott Dodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-81696330345955514312011-06-07T14:57:25.117-07:002011-06-07T14:57:25.117-07:00Thanks, Ron. I'm not sure why Scott removed h...Thanks, Ron. I'm not sure why Scott removed his comment, but, thanks to you, too, Scott!!Deacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11525431509279159558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-52209315455117219262011-06-07T12:31:59.215-07:002011-06-07T12:31:59.215-07:00Thanks for an excellent clarification about the &q...Thanks for an excellent clarification about the "call to orders." Even some of our candidates have found it difficult to accept the idea that the call they believe God has given them has to be extended through the Church, and sometimes the Church may decline to issue that call even as the hour for ordination draws near.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858192358085762357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-5252929917864165912011-06-07T10:20:59.433-07:002011-06-07T10:20:59.433-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dcn Scott Dodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.com