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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Category Archives: Ecclesiology
Church Unity
I was googling available Catholic parishes in the Chicago area this past weekend to find one close to where I was staying and to determine Mass times. I found that the parishes in the town where I was located had … Continue reading
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St. Cyril of Alexandria and the Body of Christ
Some thoughts on the unity of the Body of Christ, the Church, are given today by St. Cyril of Alexandria. Good words to ponder when we think of the challenges to Church unity in contemporary society. My translation: “The power … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day – Papa Luciani
(I am taking this quote out of a letter Papa Luciani (John Paul I) wrote to Bishop Hugh Aufderbeck who was the Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen in 1978. The letter was sent in recognition of the 700th anniversary of the … Continue reading
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More on Notre Dame, Obama and the Fallout
The Catholic blogs are now reporting that Mary Ann Glendon is declining the prestigious Laetare Medal which Notre Dame was to have been given her at the commencment exercises next month. She declines, reportedly, because the University invited President Obama … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“For the bonds which unite the faithful are mightier than anything dividing them. Hence, let there be unity in what is necessary; freedom in what is unsettled, and charity in any case.” –Gaudium et Spes 92. Worth remembering when we … Continue reading
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Obedience to the Truth — Dynamic Tension
I had a conversation yesterday with a friend. He was concerned about divisions in the Church. I tend not to think in terms of “divisions”, preferring to frame the issue in terms of holding in dynamic tension diverse practices and … Continue reading
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Pope Benedict’s Apology
As you may have heard today, Pope Benedict has issued a letter to all the bishops of the world regarding the Williamson issue. You recall, the Pope remitted the excommunications of four illicitly ordained bishops consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre in 1988. … Continue reading
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A Big Tent Church
I find it amazing that so many speak of the Catholic Church as narrow-minded or restrictive in its beliefs and practices. My experience of the Church is so much the opposite. Catholicism is a Big Tent Church. I have had direct … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day — Gaudium et Spes
“Fortiora enim sunt ea quibus uniuntur fideles quam ea quibus dividuntur: sit in necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas.” Gaudium et Spes (GS) 92 For us who don’t read Latin well, here is the English for our meditation: … Continue reading
Papa Luciani and the Restoration of a Church
Pope John Paul I, on September 28, 1978, the last day of his life, sent a letter to Msgr. Hugh Aufderbeck marking the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the building of the church of St. Serverus. It had recently … Continue reading
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Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ and Vatican Reform
An interesting article written by Fr. Thomas Reese SJ about his ideas for Vatican reform can be found at: www.commonwealmagazine.org/article.php3?id_article=2200 I won’t try to summarize it here but leave it for you to read. As Fr. Reese himself says at the end, … Continue reading
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In Re: SSPX and the Church
From the Vatican Secretary of State, 4 February 2009 “In the wake of reactions provoked by the recent Decree from the Congregation for Bishops lifting the excommunication on the four prelates of the Society of St. Pius X, and with … Continue reading
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Current Events
If you have been keeping up on recent news you are aware of the admission by the Legionaires of Christ that their founder, Fr. Marcial Maciel, lived a double life, keeping a mistress and fathering a daughter, now twenty years … Continue reading
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Benedict XVI and SSPX
You may have been following the news of Pope Benedict lifting the excommunications of the four bishops illicitly ordained by Archbishop Marcel Lefebrve back in the late 1980s. Lefebrve, now deceased, was the founder of the schismatic Society of St. … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“The sooner we realize our predicament, that we are indeed lost, then the sooner God can put us to work for Him.” –Warren Rose, OFM I agree with Warren to a degree. We truly are lost without Christ whom we … Continue reading
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Immigration and Catholic Social Teaching – An archbishop’s thoughts
I ran across another very interesting address about Catholic social teaching and immigration in this country. This one was given by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, S.T.D., of San Antonio at the Annual Assembly of the Missouri Catholic Conference on October … Continue reading
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Theosis and Kenosis
I have been thinking about the two theological concepts of theosis and kenosis. In the Latin Church, we have become rather familiar with kenosis, which is, simplistically stated, the self-emptying of God in the Incarnation. Jesus so loved us that … Continue reading
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Priests on Loan and the Diaconate
I’d like to alert you to a New York Times article about priests from other countries, especially Asia and Africa, filling shortages found in American dioceses. To read it, log on to: www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/us/28priest.html?_r=2&hp In my home diocese, we have several … Continue reading
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Why Stay Catholic?
I have been asked on occasion, “Why remain a Catholic?”. Usually the person asking the question is someone who has experience some injustice in the Church, or may have been a practicing Catholic but lukewarm or perhaps no longer practicing … Continue reading
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Collegiality and Infallibility
Started to read a book recently about the power struggles in the Church during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Was referring to papal authority especially and the pontificates of Pius IX and Pius XII. I often wonder how reunification … Continue reading
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