[NYer]

Altar girls may be a step toward the Catholic church someday allowing women as deacons or priests, said Mike Reineck, who trains and schedules servers at Our Lady of the Assumption.

Guess he didn't get the memo. ORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS

[TXBSAFH]

The cafateria is closed. By order of the German Shepard.

[markomalley]

My daughter is an altar server. For those who have bothered to read my posts in "religion," you know that I am hardly a theological liberal (we also do the Divine Office at home). She is under no illusions (and neither am I). It has been very good for her and she has gained enough to be a spiritual leader in her class as the result of this. And, by the way, it is about 50/50 with altar servers in our parish.

I can appreciate that having altar girls is a sorry substitute for altar boys. In an era where there were orthodox female religious around that could provide her a good role model, I am glad that it is open in our diocese. After all, the justification for altar boys is to help young men discern vocations. Well, since there are very few examples of spiritual vocations out there for young women, what do you who criticize female altar servers suggest as something to help young women discern vocations? The parish girl scout troop? CYO? Puhhhleeeesee

Get some sisters (under the age of 200) involved in the schools and in the parishes so that the girls see how they can uniquely dedicate their lives as consecrated women and I'll fully support a complete closure of the sanctuary to females...until such time, this provides about the only spiritual service that a young lady can do

(I know I didn't write this that well, but I hope y'all get my point)

[kentuckycatholiceye]

In the Archdiocese of Louisville the wives of the deaconate candidates are "required" to go through the deaconate program along with their husbands. With the shortage of priests in Louisville and the liberal bishop we have, whose motto is 'change for the sake of change is good' Louisville may be the testing ground for women deacons. Pray for us!