Author Archives: Deacon Bob

About Deacon Bob

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

Quote for the Day

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“There are those who think they have no talents. This isn’t true. Everyone can smile. Everyone can listen. Everyone can be kind. Everyone can show interest in his neighbor. We all have a talent to be used for the greater … Continue reading →

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Novena Prayer for the People of Haiti

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Deacon Bob

All powerful and all-loving God of mercy, look kindly on the people of Haiti in their suffering. Ease their burdens and make their faith strong so that they may always have confidence and trust in your care. Help them face … Continue reading →

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“Bilingual” Christianity

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I heard on a talk show this morning a guest saying that we Christians need to be “bilingual” in today’s world.  He wasn’t referring to speaking a foreign language, even though I personally believe that is an increasingly important skill … Continue reading →

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In Re: Saints

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Here is a quote from the book, St. Charles of Sezze: An Autobiograpy: “[There is] the opinion, quite common among religious people, that saints are born saints, that they are privileged right from their first appearance on this earth. This … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“Nothing is hidden from the Lord; even our secrets are before his gaze. Let us do everything then with the awareness that he lives in us, so that we may be his temple and he who lives in us may … Continue reading →

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Carrying the Cross

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“One must be prepared to carry the cross with his whole mind and body.”  I believe Fr. Stephen F. Brett, S.S.J. said wrote that sentence in the latest edition of Homiletic & Pastoral Review (Vol. CX, No.3, pg. 40). Fr. … Continue reading →

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The Paradoxes of Forgiving

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Deacon Bob

The Great Paradoxes of Forgiveness Easy but often inaccessible Available but often forgotten Liberating for the other and even more so for ourselves On everyone’s lips and yet misunderstood Innate to the human heart and yet illusory Vital for humans … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Haiti

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Deacon Bob

God of all creation, as we weep with our family in Haiti, console us. In this time of crisis, open our eyes to look beyond the disaster to see Christ in our brothers and sisters in Haiti, as Christ sees … Continue reading →

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Haiti

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Deacon Bob

If you have turned on the news this morning you are aware that a powerful earthquake has devastated the Carribean nation of Haiti.  It is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. Some reports are saying that in the capital city … Continue reading →

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Susanna Maiolo and the Pope

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Deacon Bob

As I am sure you are aware, on Christmas Eve at the beginning of Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s, Susanna Maiolo jumped the barricades separating the faithful from the Holy Father, grabbed his vestments and took him to the floor … Continue reading →

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Virtue and Vice

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Here is a good definition of vice and virtue, as described by Saint Basil the Great. My translation to English: “In fact, the definition of vice is this: to use in an evil manner, or in a manner alien from … Continue reading →

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Byzantine Catholic Convert

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Thanks to Deacon Greg Kandra at his blog (www.blog.beliefnet.com/deaconsbench) I ran across this interesting article in the Catholic Anchor, the newspaper for the diocese of Anchorage, Alaska on the conversion of a Lutheran minister to the Byzantine rite of the Catholic … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“If we wish to build true peace, how can we separate, or even set at odds, the protection of the environment and the protection of human life, including the life of the unborn? It is in man’s respect for himself … Continue reading →

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Make Haste for God

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Do we make haste when it comes to the things of God? Not often, do we. Except when death is near, and not even then for some of us. The Holy Father at Christmas Mass this past year spoke on this … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI to the North American College Alumni

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Deacon Bob

The Pope met today with alumni of the North American College in Rome. The college, called NAC by its students, has graduated hundreds in the past 150 years of its existence.  There is a reunion going on there now in … Continue reading →

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