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Moderator: Deacon Bob Yerhot of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.

Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Deacon Bob

2nd Sunday of Advent – Cycle C  December 7/8, 2024  Baruch 5: 1-9; Phil 1:4, 8-11; Lk 3: 1-6 God comes to us. Will we go to him?  Imagine two scenarios and two different voices. First, I’d like you to … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Deacon Bob

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28b-34 November 2/3, 2024 I would like to focus today on the beginning two lines of the Gospel and in that way address everything else you have just … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Deacon Bob

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B October 5/6, 2024 Gen 2:18-24; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16     It was April of 1977, and I was sitting at the reception desk at Kelly Hall at what was then St. Mary’s College, … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2004

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Deacon Bob

Here is my homily for the weekend. God bless all! 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B Isaiah 35:4-7a; James 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 September 7/8, 2024 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle Bob

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Deacon Bob

Here’s my homily for this week. God bless you all! 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle B Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Eph 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 August 3-4, 2024 Have you ever had to walk a long way without food … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Deacon Bob

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B Gen 3:9-15; 2 Cor 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 June 8/9, 2024 I’d like to speak about the danger of divisions. This is something I think Jesus is addressing in the Gospel today, something about … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Deacon Bob

6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35,44-48; 1John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 May 4/5, 2024 I have chosen you. I have loved you. Remain in my love. These, I think, are at the core of what Jesus is saying to us … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Deacon Bob

Divine Mercy Sunday April 6/7, 2024 Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 When I was growing up in the fifties and sixties, almost every Catholic home prominently displayed a painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a crucifix … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Cycle B

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Deacon Bob

3rd Sunday of Lent, Cycle B March 2/3, 2024 Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Cor 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 How zealous are you? In other words, how much zeal do you have for your souls, and for the souls of others? Jesus was … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Deacon Bob

Here is my homily for this weekend. God bless all of you! 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B February 3/4, 2024 Job 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Cor. 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 The title for today is Job’s Reality is Ours. … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for Epiphany

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Deacon Bob

Here is my homily for the weekend. God bless all of you! Epiphany Isaiah 60:1-6; Eph 3: 2-3a; Mt 2: 1-12 January 6/7, 2024 The Epiphany is the revelation to the entire world that the Christ child is God of … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for 1st Sunday of Advent 2023

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Deacon Bob

First Sunday of Advent Cycle B Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19, 64:2-7; 1Cor 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 December 2/3, 2023 There are so many attractive distractions it would seem, especially with technology and devices. Over twenty years ago, in the fields of psychology … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Deacon Bob

Here is my homily for this weekend. God bless you all! 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10; 1Thes 2:7b-9,13; Matt 23:1-12 November 4/5, 2023 Both our first reading and Gospel today are all about humility and … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Deacon Bob

Here is my homily for the weekend. God bless all of you! 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A September 30/October 1, 2023 Ezekiel 18: 25-28; Phil 2: 1-11; Matthew 21: 28-32 Today’s Gospel parable should evoke a deep response … Continue reading →

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Deacon Bob’s Homily for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Deacon Bob

Here is my homily for this weekend. God bless all of you! 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Isaiah 22:19-23; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 August 26/27, 2023 To St. Stephen Parish, Bentonville, Arkansas But who do you say that … Continue reading →

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