Deacon Bob Yerhot serves the diocese of Winona, Minnesota. He has dedicated his life to the service of his family and the Catholic Church. He has studied philosophy, classical humanities, theology and social work at St. Mary’s College (now University) Winona, Minnesota, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
50th Anniversary of “The Pill”
My good friend Deacon Joe recently sent me a couple of links to a two-part article written by Michelle Bauman, a junior at the University of Dallas where she is studying politics and journalism. Despite its widespread use, the birth … Continue reading
Modern Day Idolatry
The word idolatry is one of those old sounding words often relegated to the archives of history. Many of us don’t associate idolatry with contemporary culture, thinking of it as something of the past, kind of “Old Testament stuff.” I … Continue reading
Posted in Dogmatic Theology, Fundamental Theology
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Quote for the Day
“No court of civil law has the authority to reach into areas of human experience that nature itself has defined.” – Francis Cardinal George, 4 Aug 10, in response to the federal judge’s decision to overturn California’s constitutional admendment defining … Continue reading
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The American Prison and Justice System
Did you know that one in 31 Americans are involved in the justice system in one way or another, i.e., in prison or jail or on probation and one in 100 Americans are behind bars? I heard these statistics quoted … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, Virtues
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If You Haven’t Done So….
If you haven’t had the chance yet to log on to National Catholic Bioethics Center, I would encourage you to do so. I know in my diaconate formation, I wished we would have had a longer course on bioethics, so this splendid … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics and Morality
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Food for Thought
I found this over at www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchoress written by Elizabeth Scalia in her July 30 post. (Hope you don’t mind me quoting you, Mrs. Scalia.) “Christianity is easy to do badly. You take dogma and leave out love – you’re doing … Continue reading
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The Trinitarian Experience in Christian Life
Perhaps most characteristic of Christianity is the doctrine of the Trinity: God is one, yet three Persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Of course, the center of our Christian experience is Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the … Continue reading
Posted in Dogmatic Theology, Fundamental Theology
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