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: Human Development and Life
My Bishop’s Letter to all the Faithful in the Diocese of Winona
(This is a transcript of the letter that was read in parishes of the diocese of Winona today regarding the Department of Health and Human Services mandate that strikes at the heart of religious liberty and the sanctity of conscience. … Continue reading
White House Misrepresents Its Own Contraceptive Mandate
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a point by point clarification of a recent White House response to the HHS mandate requiring religious institutions to violate their consciences and that threatens religious liberty. Here is the bishops … Continue reading
Conscience Protection
Here is another link for you to look at put out by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Conscience Protection. Check it out, respond, and speak up for Conscience Protection and Religious Liberty. Thank you!
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
May They Rest In Peace – The Unborn Millions
Today is the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court legalizing abortion in all 50 states, rendering unenforceable numerous state statutes prohibiting the taking of an unborn life. While there have been innumerable legal, moral … 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
Abortion Clinic Closes
The Catholic News Service is reporting that the Northern Illinois Women’s Center in Rockford, Illinois is closed permanently because of conditions that the state said violated public health and safety standards. Described as “one of the most infamous in the … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“Christian solidarity is not base on political optimism, but it is based on religious hope.” — Bishop Jamie Soto, Sacramento, California
“Essence” Is It A Noun or a Verb?
I am attending a day long seminar today on Narrative Therapy which is a form of psychotherapy in which the patient/client defines the problem which afflicts them in terms meaningful to them and separates themselves from the problem, thus making the … Continue reading
Abortion and Mental Health
The British Journal of Psychiatry recently published a piece of research done by Priscilla K. Coleman from Bowling Green State University. The article, entitled Abortion and mental health: quantitative synthesis and analysis of research published 1995-2009 is a meta-analysis of 22 … Continue reading
Quote for the Day
“The Gospel that Christians proclaim is a Gospel of mercy, love and forgiveness. We believe that the death penalty is not compatible with the Gospel. The common good and public security can be achieved in other ways. The Gospel call … Continue reading
Archbishop Sheen One Step Closer?
The cause for canonization of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen may be one step closer to completion. On September 16, 2010, James Fulton Engstrom was born, but for the first 61 minutes after birth, he had no heart beat. Just when the … 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
Hurrah for Dr. Susan!
I logged on to Dr. Susan Windley-Daoust’s blog, The Ironic Catholic today. Dr. Susan is a professor of theology at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, Minnesota. SMU is my alma mater, and Dr. Susan a couple of years … Continue reading
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The Gospel’s Social Relevance
Here is something worth reading: The Gospel’s Social Relevance It is a copy of an address that Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa delivered to the general assembly of Caritas International on May 27. Cantalamessa is the preacher of the Pontifical Household, and a Capuchin … Continue reading
To My Astonishment….
I posted a couple of days ago about legislation that is working itself through the Iowa legislature in an attempt to keep a late-term abortionist from setting up shop in the state, and how a writer in Des Moines was … Continue reading
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Would You Believe This!?
Thanks to Susan Kehoe over at A Deacon’s Wife, I learned of an argument pro-abortion advocates are using in the state of Iowa. There is a late-term abortionist across the border in Nebraska who wants to open shop in Iowa. … Continue reading
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Attention All Deacon’s Wives… and their husbands too
I want to alert you to a new blog I have added to the “Good Blogs” listing to the lower right. It is entitled, A Deacon’s Wife and is the creation of Susan Kehoe who hails from the Des Moines, … Continue reading
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A Witness for Life
Thanks to The Anchoress, I read a wonderful witness to the value of life written by Lecticia Velasquez. She reflects on the death of Terri Shiavo, John Paul II and on the life of her daughter with Down syndrome. As … Continue reading
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A Word of Life
“We know from science that the moment of conception is a moment unlike any other. An amazing event takes place at the moment of conception. The union at the moment of conception constitutes an absolutely new and utterly exceptional moment … Continue reading
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