tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468813584349711967.post3000945830387222779..comments2023-06-23T08:22:25.791-07:00Comments on A Catholic in California: Rite of CandidacyBriana Schalowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610989249029895870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468813584349711967.post-18841497978237798322009-11-12T09:34:25.271-08:002009-11-12T09:34:25.271-08:00I thought this was a beautiful and honest post.I thought this was a beautiful and honest post.Suzanne Di Silvestrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750341408213577690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468813584349711967.post-2739340777391822312009-11-12T09:28:42.806-08:002009-11-12T09:28:42.806-08:00Briana, I also share your sentiments. Here is wha...Briana, I also share your sentiments. Here is what bothers me. We are called "Deacon Couples." Is this a real Church designation or a pretend one? We are asked to prepare and sacrifice as much as our husbands. The Church has the expectation that we women will be working alongside our husbands. “Deacon Couple” implies that we as women who have gone through formation have a special place in the Church. When I am excluded from the rites, I don’t feel very special. My thing is – let’s be real. If I am not a deacon couple then don’t call me a deacon couple. Call me Martha. This will not change my commitment to the Church, to my husband’s calling or the formation process. It will seem just a little less hypocritical. (Aside from this small thing, I feel privileged to be among you and a part of the diaconate!)Marthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468813584349711967.post-33350947909192054432009-11-09T13:54:42.294-08:002009-11-09T13:54:42.294-08:00Onie and I share your sentiments. Thanks for speak...Onie and I share your sentiments. Thanks for speaking up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468813584349711967.post-59437681773165507822009-11-09T07:23:15.075-08:002009-11-09T07:23:15.075-08:00You Rock Girl!You Rock Girl!Danny Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513533993452910846noreply@blogger.com