Patricia Rumsey
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Ancient ordination rites for women deacons sit in Vatican
Medieval liturgical manuscripts housed in the Vatican’s own library describe women being ordained to the diaconate during Mass, with the laying on of hands, invocation of the Holy Spirit and the placement of the stole by the bishop. Zagano’s research brings these forgotten rites back into focus.
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We who are many: a theology of interruption
St Paul wrote, “We who are many are one body.” That became true in a guard’s van, where grumbling turned to gratitude, division to dialogue. Eucharist emerged not from consecrated bread, but from disrupted plans and a shared human response.
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