Author Archives: Deacon Bob

About Deacon Bob

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

Quote from Caritas in Veritate

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“Openness to life is at the center of true development. When a society moves towards the denial or suppression of life, it ends up no longer finding the necessary motivation and energy to strive for man’s true good. If personal … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“Without truth, charity degenerates into sentimentality. Love becomes an empty shell, to be filled in an arbitrary way. In a culture without truth, this is the fatal risk facing love. It falls prey to contingent subjective emotions and opinions, the … Continue reading →

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Church Unity

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I was googling available Catholic parishes in the Chicago area this past weekend to find one close to where I was staying and to determine Mass times.  I found that the parishes in the town where I was located had … Continue reading →

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David’s Sin and Ours

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The Old Testament reading from Samuel this morning in the Office of Readings is a continuation of the story of David’s sin — his arrangement for the murder of Urriah the Hittite so he could cover his sin of adultery … Continue reading →

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Chicago Land and Michael Jackson

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The past couple of days I have been in Chicago, so I haven’t had time to post.  Just saw a great fireworks display. Must have walked seven miles total today, so I am tired.  I am always amazed at the … Continue reading →

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Feast of the Doubting Apostle, Thomas

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Deacon Bob

We celebrate today the feast of Thomas the Apostle.  Doubting Thomas, as we are apt to say so often.  St. Gregory the Great’s words today about this man are worth considering.  Again, my translation from the Italian. “What, brothers, do … Continue reading →

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Dancing With Delight Before the Lord

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Deacon Bob

We read today in the Office of Readings about King David as he transported the Ark of God. It says: “David and the whole house of Israel made merry with all their might with songs and citharas, harps and tambourines, sistras … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“Is it not time that we pray for one another’s conversion?” — Solanus Casey, OFM

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Quote for the Day

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“Are you not able, my Lord, to include everything in a single sentence and say, ‘Give us, O Father, all that is necessary?’  To Him who knows everything, nothing more needs to be said. O eternal Wisdom! For you and for your Father … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Marriage

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The whole institution of marriage is threatened nowadays. The rates of cohabitation, homosexual couples seeking to marry in more and more states, the trivialization of marriage by so many others — all these threaten marriage. As my one of my … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.” — 2 Tim. 4:7 Let us pray that each of us may sincerely say this on the day of our death. And may each of us … Continue reading →

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The Manila Thriller

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Pope Paul VI gave a powerful homily in Manila, the Philippines on November 29, 1970. His life was endangered by an assassination attempt on that trip, the occasion which led to then Msgr. Paul Marcinkus probably saving his life, later … Continue reading →

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Marital Infidelity

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The governor of South Carolina has been in the news of late.  You now know the story — an affair with a younger woman from Argentina; his deception of not only his wife but his staff and anyone else who … Continue reading →

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Papa Luciani, the Poor and Rome

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Pope John Paul I took possession of the Chair of the Bishop of Rome on September 23, 1978.  In his homily he spoke of the poor, his mother, his parish priest and the Christian community. Here is an excerpt of … Continue reading →

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Our Hope of Seeing God

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The Office of Readings recently have included the writings of St. Gregory of Nyssa.  Today, he writes about our hope of seeing God.  I’ve translated the final paragraph below: “If those who have claimed that the vision of God is beyond … Continue reading →

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