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: Ethics and Morality
Speaking of Conscience
I mentioned conscience in my post earlier today. Let me define it for you, and then try to apply it to the idea of confronting the national conscience in regard to abortion, marriage and family, euthanasia, and other pro-life issues. … Continue reading
An Assault on Conscience and Religious Freedom
As you may be aware, the Department of Health and Human Services recently directed that all employers, essentially, who provide health care benefits, will be required to provide contraceptives, sterilizations and abortifacients to their employees without deductibles or co-pays in … Continue reading
Fear Sin More Than Persecution, says Pope Benedict
On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Benedict said that the Church should fear the sin of its members more than hatred against Christians. He noted that the Church has suffered persecution throughout its history and since it has … Continue reading
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“Health Care and the Three ‘Hs’”
I was reading today the latest issue of Ethics and Medics, a commentary of the National Catholic Bioethics Center The article was written by Father James Mctavish, a priest of the Verbum Dei missionaries who also happens to be a … Continue reading
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Rancor, Moral Relativism, and Political Despair
The political process seems at times to be unmoored from anything solid on which it can function effectively. I know… we have the Constitution and 50 state costitutions that provide some grounding, but I sometimes wonder whether those we send … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“An intoxicated and undisciplined eros is not an ascent in ecstasy…. but a fall, a degradation of man.” — Anonymous, pseudonym: Marie
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Quote for the Day
(This comes from Deacon Marv Robertson of the diocese of Lansing, Michigan, who wrote this in the lastest edition of Deacon Digest Vol. 28, No. 4.) “N” IS FOR NIHILISM If there is an enemy for us to confront in … Continue reading
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American Bishops Issue a Statement on Physician Assisted Suicide
As you may know, presently in the United States there are three states that allow physician assisted suicide. These are: Oregon, Washington and Montana. Today, the bishops of the United States approved a statement on this encroaching evil in our … Continue reading
Blasted and Blessed
“When we bishops propose moral principles…. we get both blessed and cursed. One side usually blesses us when we preach the virtue of fiscal responsibility, the civil rights of the unborn, the danger of government-tampering with the definition of marriage, … Continue reading
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Is Europe Doomed?
I read with a bit of interest the Holy Father’s comments on the first day of his visit to Croatia. He spoke of conscience, and Europe’s future. Here is what he said, as reported by The Catholic News Agency. “If, … Continue reading
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American Assumptions and Catholic Anthropology About Marriage
I read an intriguing article today written by Catholic theologian Tim Muldoon about the attempts in our country to redefine marriage. In his article, he speaks of the current American assumptions about democracy and the meaning of marriage as being … Continue reading
Marital Sexuality and Procreation
My youngest sister sent me a link to a post in the religion blog at CNN (http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/10/my-take-catholic-church-should-reverse-ivf-opposition/?hpt=C2 ) It is written by a Catholic man about his understanding of the Church’s opposition to in-vitro fertilization (IVF).He expresses his opinion regarding … Continue reading
A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decisions
One of the areas that my employer (Gundersen Lutheran Health System) prides itself in – and for which it has gained some national attention – is end of life planning. Gundersen Lutheran and the other health care system in town … Continue reading
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“Steering the Right Course…”
I read today in Deacon DIgest an article written by Deacon Joseph Donadieu from the diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, entitled, “Steering the Right Course with God’s Truth.” In it, he writes about moral relativism. As you may already know, … Continue reading
Open Letter from the Minnesota Catholic and Lutheran Bishops
The bishops of the Catholic Church and a number of Lutheran bishops have issued an open letter to Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota Legislature about their efforts to deal with the budget crisis in this state. In it, they … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“This is not a church issue; this is a civil rights issue, the premier civil rights issue of our day! All we are asking is that the equal protection of the law promised by our beloved constitution be applied to … Continue reading
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Defense of Marriage — Follow up
I want to thank one reader for challenging me on my post several days ago regarding the defense of marriage. I responded to his message, which you can read below, but I want to essentially bring that message to the … Continue reading
St. Basil the Great on Virtue and Vice
I ran across great definitions of virtue and vice in today’s Office of Readings. Here is what St. Basil the Great said (my translation of the Italian text): “In fact, the definition of vice is this: the evil use, alien … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“The truth is not afraid of your questions. The question is, are you afraid of the truth?” — Christopher West
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Chastity
The virtue of chastity is often misunderstood. For many, it has a negative connotation and references a lot of “noes” to this or that regarding sexual activity. For others, chastity applies only to priests or religious men and women who … Continue reading
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