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

Random Thoughts at the End of the Week

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Deacon Bob

It is late for me.  Saturday night after a long day and a long week. At the office, it was a week of seeing an awful lot of patients along with preparing to move to a different office after eleven … Continue reading →

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Ad Multos Annos, La Crosse, Wisconsin!

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I am sure my neighboring diocese, La Crosse, Wisconsin, is rejoicing today. A new bishop has been announced this morning for them by the Holy Father: Bishop William  P. Callahan, O.

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A Blast from the Past – More on Papa Luciani

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I was going through a trunk I have in which I have put many things from my more distant past. In the bottom were newpapers I have kept from 1978, the year of Pope Paul VI’s death and funeral, Papa … Continue reading →

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Attention Papa Luciani (Pope John Paul I) Devotees

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I had the pleasure of receiving a comment from Lori Pieper recently. She is doing some great work researching and translating much of what Papa Luciani wrote during his lifetime. She has a website and a blog that I think … Continue reading →

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St. Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Today is the memorial of St. Ephrem, deacon and doctor of the Church. He was born around 306 in Nisbis, Mesopotamia, to a Christian family. He later fled to Edessa where he was ordained a deacon. He founded a biblical school … Continue reading →

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Attention Deacons!

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Here is a brief quote from Pope Benedict XVI from his address on May 21 to the Pontifical Mission Societies. “Preaching the Gospel is the call of God’s children to freedom, to the construction of an ever more just and … Continue reading →

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Modern Violence

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Here is a bit of wisdom attributed to Thomas Merton by Deacon David Backes in Deacon Digest, July-August 2010 The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence.  To allow … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“Prayer is the cup for drinking the grace of the Holy Spirit from the abundant fountain of delight, the Blessed Trinity.”  — St. Bonaventure, OFM

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Random Thoughts

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I have not had computer access for a few days.  Thus, no posts. Spent time with extended family in Green Bay. Was talking to my sister’s father-in-law last night about the research being done on the effects of technology in … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“Live always in the truth, that you may die in obedience.” — St. Francis of Assisi

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I was at a family potluck yesterday and was able to talk with relatives I haven’t seen for a long time.  My cousin handed me a copy of my great-great grandfather’s discharge papers from the U.S. Army in 1865. A … Continue reading →

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Snippets of Wisdom

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I was going through boxes of stuff today that were cluttering the floor of my bedroom closet. In one of them were my notes of a retreat I made in Rome back in 1978. I believe the retreat master was … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“We are the objects of undying love on the part of God….. He is our father; even more he is our mother. He does not want to hurt us…” — Pope John Paul I, 1978

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Quote for the Day

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice.”  — G.K. Chesterton, A Defense of the Humilities, The Defendent, 1901

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From the Heart of a Soldier

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I happen to have run across an article this morning that directed me to a webpage in which is found a poem written by a WWII veteran about himself and the German soldier he killed.  I found it striking.  I’d … Continue reading →

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