tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post3342135194779692859..comments2023-12-17T16:13:06.670-05:00Comments on In a Godward direction: The Deacon and His BishopTobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-7350019783347297542008-10-13T09:21:00.000-05:002008-10-13T09:21:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jane. Feel free to link!TobiasThanks, Jane. Feel free to link!<BR/>TobiasTobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-59286772854094407852008-10-12T17:55:00.000-05:002008-10-12T17:55:00.000-05:00Thank you, Tobias. I'm going to post a link to th...Thank you, Tobias. I'm going to post a link to this on the blog I've set up for the people in the deacon formation program and whom I serve as theology prof. The blog is a closed blog, accessible only to people in the program. But you know me and my blog. (And I assume it's okay to post links --with attribution, naturally-- since your blog is a public place.) <BR/><BR/>I love your remarks on the communicative and sensational aspects of diaconal ministry. Thank you again!Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-89783503169168515682008-10-10T13:42:00.000-05:002008-10-10T13:42:00.000-05:00An interesting reflection! Indeed, John-Julian is ...An interesting reflection! <BR/><BR/>Indeed, John-Julian is right about bishops and deacons--though I prefer having one bishop for every five parishes, or for every "deanery" we have these days.<BR/><BR/>I think deacons fulfill a unique role in the Church that is often taken for granted, but in the deacons' case, their role is to make sure that they are taken for granted!Renhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539229600863141024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-27922493573786448442008-10-09T15:14:00.000-05:002008-10-09T15:14:00.000-05:00Breathlessly beautiful Tobias! Truly awesome.I hav...Breathlessly beautiful Tobias! Truly awesome.<BR/><BR/>I have always contended that the only truly biblically-based and APOSTOLIC orders are bishop and deacon; we priests are johnny-come-latelies!<BR/><BR/>And I know in my last parish (where I was only half-time) it was the fantastic self-less deacon who made things work -- far better than if I had been full-time rector!!!!<BR/><BR/>I have also always maintained that our problem with bishops is that there are too few of them: one per parish (with deacons) would be about right.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your thoughtful reflections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-34086447296081198972008-10-09T12:10:00.000-05:002008-10-09T12:10:00.000-05:00A prominent deacon in this diocese (deeply involve...A prominent deacon in this diocese (deeply involved in Associated Parishes, with all that entails) once lamented that I subscribed to a "Russian doll theory of orders." Damn straight, skippy, as we used to say in my group home.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324636915206892169noreply@blogger.com