Deacon Bob Yerhot serves the diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. He has dedicated his life to the service of his family and the Catholic Church. He has studied philosophy, classical humanities, theology and social work at St. Mary’s College (now University) at Winona, Minnesota, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He currently serves two parishes in southeast Minnesota, is the Assistant Director Emeritus of the Diaconate for the Diocese of Winona, and is the diocesan consultant for the Courage and Encourage Apostolate and Unbound ministry in the diocese. He offers days of reflection and retreats for diaconal communities in the United States. For over 30 years he practiced clinical social work and psychotherapy before retiring in 2015.
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Category Archives: General Interest
Random Thoughts
One of the real joys of the diaconate for me is preaching at Mass and other liturgies. Seems that it is something I doing a lot. The big ones are of course the Sunday Eucharist where I preach one weekend … Continue reading
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Feast of the Archangels
Today is the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. St. Gregory the Great notes that angels do not have names unless and until they are given a mission from God to announce a message. There are untold millions … Continue reading
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Another Good Weblog
At the lower right of this webpage, under Blogroll, you will find an additional blog listed. It is entitled On Pilgrimage, authored by Dr. Lori Pieper who has done wonderful research on Pope John Paul I, translating much of his … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“The family is the first essential cell of human society.” — Blessed Pope John XXIII
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Marriage – One Man and One Woman
The strenuous and multiple efforts by many of us to protect the family has taken a new turn: protecting the definition of marriage as a permanent union of one man with one woman. The Minnesota Catholic bishops are stepping forward in this … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“Love means loving the unloveable – or it is no virtue at all.” — G.K. Chesterton, 1905
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Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
Today’s feast of the Exaltation of the Cross includes a wonderful reading in the Office written by St. Andrew of Crete. I have translated a segment below from the Italian text I use. We celebrate the feast of the holy … Continue reading
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Take It Up With God
The pastor of the parish cluster to which I am assigned made the comment in the middle of his homily last Saturday that has just stayed with me since. I am pretty sure this wasn’t the line he was centering … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“Want to know how to make God laugh? Tell him your plan.” — local parishioner
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Why Is It So Important to Teach Doctrine? Why Doctrine At All?
Those of us who are charged to teach and preach the Faith need to accomplish two things: touch the hearts of those who listen; and to teach the doctrine of Jesus and His Church. Now, some are of the opinion … Continue reading
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Thought for the Day
People are like sponges. You don’t really know what is inside them until they are squeezed by life. What emerges is what they have absorbed in their contacts with situations and others.
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I Sometimes Wonder…..
I sometimes wonder if one of the reasons religious practice and an adherence to time-tested moral values are weakening in the lives of so many is because we move too much and too rapidly. This is something I have been … Continue reading
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The American Prison and Justice System
Did you know that one in 31 Americans are involved in the justice system in one way or another, i.e., in prison or jail or on probation and one in 100 Americans are behind bars? I heard these statistics quoted … Continue reading
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Food for Thought
I found this over at www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchoress written by Elizabeth Scalia in her July 30 post. (Hope you don’t mind me quoting you, Mrs. Scalia.) “Christianity is easy to do badly. You take dogma and leave out love – you’re doing … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“Our society permits everything, and forgives nothing.” –attributed to Francis Cardinal George by Fr. R. Simon (Perhaps a little hyperbole, but the point is well made. For some reason, we don’t like to let go of perceived or received hurts … Continue reading
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