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Communion with Christ the Servant is the deacon’s deepest need, the wellspring of all diakonia. Diaconal Ministries exists to nurture this communion, offering what so many
deacons seek: a place where their
interior life, identity, and service
are integrated and renewed.
Message From Deacon Dom
Deacon Dom Cerrato
New Reflection
Celibacy: The Gift of an Undivided Heart
Celibacy in the diaconate is ultimately not a story of what a man gives up, but of whom he gives himself to. Whether embraced before ordination or received unexpectedly through the death of a beloved wife, celibacy becomes an invitation to an undivided heart—a deeper self-gift to Christ the Servant and His Church. Rooted in prayer, nourished by the Eucharist, and shaped by the joys, sacrifices, and even losses of a lifetime, the celibate deacon discovers that his solitude inally say to Christ: “I am yours. Let everything I am become a gift.”
solitude need not become emptiness but availability: a sacred space in which Christ enlarges his heart for others. In this way, celibacy becomes profoundly diaconal—a living sign that before service is something we do, it is someone we become, until our whole life can finally say to Christ: “I am yours. Let everything I am become a gift.”
