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Somehow, I missed this last week: two terrific articles in Our Sunday Visitor about deacons \u2014 including some interviews with their wives.\u00a0 One couple spotlighted: Deacon Larry Kehoe and his wife Susan, friends of mine from Des Moines.<\/p>\n

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A snip: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan Kehoe believes in the old adage that behind every great man, there is a great woman. But in her case, the saying may be modified to \u201cbehind every great deacon is a supportive deacon\u2019s wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since her husband of nearly 38 years, Deacon Larry Kehoe, was ordained in 2006, Kehoe has humbly taken on the responsibility of standing behind him in his ministry at Christ the King Parish<\/a> in their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa.<\/p>\n

At first, Kehoe admitted, the thought of having her husband ordained a deacon was intimidating, but she knew she could not stand in the way of his calling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to make sure I did not get between God and my husband,\u201d she told Our Sunday Visitor. \u201cI was a bit scared, but I was pretty sure that God was calling him.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the couple has shared responsibility in some ministries, such as jointly leading their parish\u2019s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Kehoe said she understands that there is a dividing line between her work as a member of the laity and her husband\u2019s role as an ordained minister.<\/p>\n

Still, she\u2019s learned that many people in their parish look to her as a trusted source of advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople, often women, talk to me because I am the wife of a deacon,\u201d Kehoe said, noting that she gets questions ranging from marital problems to parenting concerns to financial issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou name it, I have heard it,\u201d she said, adding that while she attended her husband\u2019s formation classes, there are no specific programs in her diocese designed to prepare deacons\u2019 wives for such situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cMostly, I just listen, pray and suggest spiritual books and offer support,\u201d she said. \u201cThose who need spiritual help, I direct to my husband, another deacon or our pastor.\u201d<\/p>\n

But first and foremost, Kehoe told OSV, her responsibility is being there for her husband, who often puts in 12-hour work days and spends many evenings tending to his diaconal duties. Kehoe said she pitches in by handling the more mundane tasks, such as helping him keep track of appointments, fielding calls that come in while he is at work or even standing in for him when he can\u2019t attend a meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am, in some ways, his executive assistant,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

But Kehoe also serves as a source of emotional support and constant encouragement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remind him that he\u2019s always a deacon, even when he\u2019s at work,\u201d she said. \u201cA deacon is called to bring the Gospel and the Eucharist everywhere he goes. Sometimes, but not often, he needs a gentle reminder.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can I hear an \u201cAmen!\u201d?\u00a0 Read the rest.<\/a><\/strong> And check out OSV\u2019s other article on deacons right here. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan also has her very own blog (featured on my blog roll to the right).\u00a0\u00a0 Check that out, too. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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