Compendium on the Diaconate

In recent years there has been a growing theological-pastoral interestin ministerial service and ministries in the Church, with a particularemphasis on the diaconal ministry and role that deacons have in theChurch. The Compendium on the Diaconate: A Resource for the Formation,Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons explores how bishops, alongwith their helpers, the priests and deacons, have taken up the service ofcommunity, exercising the divinely established ecclesiastical ministry ondifferent levels. The Church is ministry, service, diaconia, and it is called tobe of service to the many aspects and sectors of the Church.This volumeis a collection of fundamental texts for understanding the roots of thediaconate, understanding its ministerial special city and its potential fordevelopment in today's world as well as the Church's pastoral care.