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: homilies
Deacon Bob’s Audio Homily – 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Here is my homily from this weekend. God bless! 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Cycle A 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Part 2 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Part 3
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Deacon Bob’s Audio Homily for the Baptism of the Lord
Here is my homily for this weekend. It went a bit longer, so I had to break it up into three sections for downloading purposes. Baptism of the Lord – Part 1 Baptism of the Lord – Part 2 Baptism … Continue reading
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Bravo! Archbishop Sartain
The new archbishop of Seattle is J. Peter Sartain, a fellow student at the North American College when I studied there in the late 1970s. Peter, as we knew him then, is someone I always remembered as a genuinely decent, … Continue reading
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Audio Homily for 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Here is Deacon Bob’s homily for this Sunday. 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Cycle C 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Part 2
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“The Word of God is both Living and Powerful”
St. Baldwin of Canterbury writes in today’s Office of Readings, “The word of God is living; the Father gave it life in itself, just as he has life in himself. For this reason it not only is alive, but it … Continue reading
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24th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Deacon Bob’s Audio Homily
Here, in mp3 format, is my homily from last weekend. Given my server limitations, I had to break the recording into two parts. Homily Part One Homily Part Two
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Homily for the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
I have been asked to post my homily for this weekend. Here it is. The greater one loves, the greater will be the forgiveness. The greater the forgiveness, the freer one is to love. And perfect love drives out all … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
The following is a paraphrase of a central comment made last night to our confirmation candidates by Bishop John Quinn of Winona, Minnesota during his homily. It is a good one for all of us to remember. “The world likes to throw … Continue reading
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Crisis in the Church, a Post-Script
I was visiting a parish today and one of my brother deacons was the homilist. As you know, today is Good Shepherd Sunday, and Deacon John began with an engaging recalling of his boyhood experiences with a sheep herd, a … Continue reading
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Homily for Gaudete Sunday
(Here is my homily from last Sunday, at least the outline of it.) Today, we celebrate Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is a Latin word for “Rejoice!” We are in the middle of Advent and we take a day to rejoice. We … Continue reading
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