Author Archives: Deacon Bob

I have been in Madison, Wisconsin since Monday morning.  I will be here for another day.  Accumulating continuing education credits for my licenses as a clinical social worker and a marriage and family therapist. I dislike intensely hotel rooms. They … Continue reading →

Just in case you may be of the opinion that health care is a commodity that should be bought and sold, and we should receive what we are able to pay for, either as individuals or as communities, take a … Continue reading →

It has been almost two months since ordination. What is remarkable is not so much anything new I have done or will do in the near future; rather it is the change that has seemed to occur in me. I … Continue reading →

“Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor disturbance.” — St. Francis of Assissi

Today’s memorial is of St. Teresa of Avila. She was a virgin and a doctor of the Church, noted for her writings in spiritual theology. Pope Paul VI gave her the title of “Doctor,” back in 1970. In today’s Office … Continue reading →

“Put aside your garments, that is worldly riches, so that you may not fall victim to the adversary and that you may enter the kingdom of heaven by the rough road and narrow gate.” — St. Clare of Assissi An … Continue reading →

I don’t know how many of my readers are from small rural parishes from the Midwest, but if you are then you know about parish dinners. They are multi-faceted affairs. Ostensibly, they are exist to raise some money for important … Continue reading →

“Love is a mutual self-giving that ends in self-recovery. You recover God, and He recovers you.” — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

“Who does not get a taste of the Cross, one way or other?” — Venerable Solanus Casey, OFM Cap.

Have you ever considered that God loves you so much that he is calling you to excellence? I am convinced that God calls all of us to excellence. I am not getting on any theology of prosperity bandwagon.  The call … Continue reading →

If you haven’t read it yet, I would suggest you read with interest Deacon Ron Rojas’ article entitled, “On the Diakonia of Fatherhood,” in the November-December 2009 issue of Deacon Digest.  He makes some interesting theological distinctions about fatherhood, especially … Continue reading →

“I have come to conclude that, even as a bishop, I am called to be a simple, humble servant for my people. I pray with and for them. I defend them and speak up for them; I confront their enemies; … Continue reading →