Deacon Bob Yerhot serves the diocese of Winona-Rochester, 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) at Winona, Minnesota, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He currently serves two parishes in southeast Minnesota, is the Assistant Director Emeritus of the Diaconate for the Diocese of Winona, and is the diocesan consultant for the Courage and Encourage Apostolate and Unbound ministry in the diocese. He offers days of reflection and retreats for diaconal communities in the United States. For over 30 years he practiced clinical social work and psychotherapy before retiring in 2015.
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Category Archives: Homosexuality
The Recounting of Three Lives
I was unable to attend the annual Courage conference, held this year at Villanova in Pennsylvania. I am the diocesan consultant for the Courage apostolate for the Diocese of Winona, and along with three priests from the diocese we are … Continue reading
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Same-sex relationships and Marriage
I ran across this video clip that appears to me to have been the most civil debate I have encountered on the definition of marriage. I found it over at First Thoughts . The current efforts in culture to deny the … Continue reading
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The Politics of Muddy Thinking
One of my fellow bloggers, Deacon Scott Dodge in Salt Lake City, has written a wonderful post www.scottdodge.blogspot.com on the same-sex marriage issue that is threatening to engulf us all. I encourage you to link over and read it. Deacon Dodge … Continue reading
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Courage and EnCourage – The Church’s Ministry to Men and Women with Same-Sex Attraction
I recently had the opportunity to attend the 25th annual Courage Conference at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, accompanied by several priests from the Diocese of Winona. A few years ago, Bishop Quinn desired to establish … Continue reading
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Thoughts About Recent Events and Career
I haven’t been blogging much at all in the past few weeks. Frankly, I have had too much on my plate and am now just catching my breath. I have been the Assistant Director of the Diaconate for the Diocese … Continue reading
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White House petitioned to label Catholic Church a ‘hate group’ :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)
I just read this article from the Catholic News Agency about a petition that is collecting signatures trying to get the White House to designate the Catholic Church as a “hate group” for its views on marriage. This is an … Continue reading
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Rebuttals to arguments for same-sex marriage
I can’t say this better than what has been said here in this article in the Our Sunday Visitor. It is written by Brandon Voigt. He does an excellenct job cogently explaining why same-sex relationships are not and cannot be … Continue reading
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Courage – The Church’s Ministry to Men and Women with Same-Sex Attractions – A Personal Account
As I have mentioned in previous posts, the Catholic Church has a wonderful ministry called Courage that provides emotional, psychological and spiritual support to men and women experiencing same-sex attractions. More and more dioceses in the United States are establishing … Continue reading
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Courage Ministry
I attended for the first time the annual Courage conference, this year at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was a four day event, the last day of which I had to skip because of travel arrangements back … Continue reading
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Same-Sex “Marriage” and its Effect on Religious Liberty
Another video is out discussing same-sex marriage advocacy and the impact it can have on religious liberty. Take a look: http://youtu.be/tVpX7vDxNmE I would add that a couple of days ago I read with interest a report on one of the … Continue reading
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While Waiting for the Walls to Dry….
I’m taking a break at the moment, waiting for the shower walls to dry. A small project requiring a bit of elbow grease and patience. By evening, the shower should look pretty good again. I have not been blogging much … Continue reading
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Protecting Marriage and Respecting the Homosexual Man or Woman
A brother deacon yesterday afternoon as the retreat was winding down and we were sitting at lunch, reminded me of something I had said to him weeks ago but never finished explaining. I had commented that the current effort to change … Continue reading
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