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A New Phoebe: Perspectives on Roman Catholic Women and the Permanent Diaconate
A New Phoebe Perspectives on Roman Catholic Women and the Permanent Diaconate Author:Virginia Kaib Ratigan A New Phoebe, women in the U.S. and German--the two countries with the most deacons--write about their ideas and experiences of ministry: some would seek the diaconate if it were open, others would not. The concluding essays, including an interview with Bishop Ernest Unterkoefler, the first chair of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on the Permanent D... more »iaconate, provide additional historical background.« less