TODAY’S DEACON

Contemporary Issues and Cross-Currents

The National Association of Diaconate Directors

Keynote Addresses, 2005

By

Alfred C. Hughes,

Frederick F. Campbell,

and William T. Ditewig

With responses by

Michael Kennedy, Owen F. Cummings,

and Marti R. Jewell

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

National Association of Diaconate Directors. Convention (2005: New Orleans, La.)

Today’s deacon: contemporary issues and cross-currents: the National Association of Diaconate Directors keynote addresses, 2005 / by Alfred C. Hughes, Frederick F. Campbell, and William T. Ditewig; with responses by Michael Kennedy, Owen F. Cummings, and Marti R. Jewell.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-8091-4399-2 (alk. paper)

1. Deacons—Catholic Church—Congresses. I. Hughes, Alfred Clifton, 1932– II. Campbell, Frederick F. III. Ditewig, William T. IV. Kennedy, Michael. V. Cummings, Owen F. VI. Jewell, Marti R. VII. Title.

BX1912.N27 2005

262′.142—dc22

2006011941

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Contents

A Note of Introduction

by Deacon Daniel L. Peterson

Keynote Addresses

Restorative Justice

by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes

The Impact of the New National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States

by Bishop Frederick F. Campbell

Implementation Strategies for the New National Directory of Deacons

by Deacon William T. Ditewig

Responses to the Keynotes

Response to Archbishop Hughes: An Experience of Restorative Justice

by Michael Kennedy

Response to Bishop Campbell: The Impact of the New National Directory

by Deacon Owen F. Cummings

Response to Deacon Ditewig: Community, Charism, and Competence

by Marti R. Jewell

A Note of Introduction

Deacon Daniel L. Peterson

President

National Association of Diaconate Directors

God blessed us with a great convention in April 2005, and the hospitality of the New Orleans deacons was unsurpassable. Unfortunately, as I write this, the people of this great city and other coastal areas of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi are contemplating recovery from the tragic destruction and flooding of Hurricane Katrina. It may be years before life returns to normal in those ravaged areas. Our thoughts and prayers ...