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
Recovery Reflections
When a forced shut down is accepted, it leaves me with a certain uneasiness. I dislike, rather intensely, inaction. Time spent without evidence of fruitfulness is time of questionable value for me, even though I know full well that wasted … Continue reading
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The Salvation of the Just
I spent a lot of time in airports a few days ago and had time to observe people. There was the Jamaican guy flirting with the waitress, the Chinese family with Chinese passports bantering back and forth, the maintenance man … Continue reading
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Virgin Mary ‘crosses the finish line’ with Olympic gold runner: Catholic News Agency (CNA)
The Catholic News Agency has a wonderful article about an Ethiopian runner who won the 5000 meters race recently, and who carried the image of the Blessed Virgin and the Christ Child with her throughout the race. She won the … Continue reading
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I Want to Live, I Want to Love and Die For You
A number of months ago I ran across this catchy song by I Nomadi, a group from Italy that has been playing together for forty years. The song’s name is Io Voglio Vivere which translated means, I Want To Live. I know it is … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Msgr. Ralph Beiting
I learned that Msgr. Ralph Beiting died yesterday. Beiting was the founder of the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) and was a Catholic missionary in eastern Kentucky since 1950. My sister spent a year working with Msgr. Beiting in the 1980s. … Continue reading
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To Know Jesus is to Embrace the Cross – Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Our Gospel reading at Mass today is the familiar story in Matthew of Peter’s confession of faith that Jesus in the Messiah, only seconds later to be rebuked by Jesus for not realizing that this requires the Cross. “Get behind … Continue reading
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The Colorado Shootings
I have not wanted to post on this topic for various reasons, including waiting until the shock and awe of it all settled down. The tragic news of 12 people being shot down in a theater near Denver last week … Continue reading
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The Daughters of St. Paul
One of the unexpected surprises during my time at the Courage Conference at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland this past weekend was a delightful conversation with three Daughters of St. Paul sisters over lunch. They were helping out … Continue reading
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A Man Forgives His Wife and Daughter’s Murderer
View this video from the Catholic News Agency and see what forgiveness is all about. http://youtu.be/dh6S1dSlViE
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Secularism Gives Rise to Fundamentalism (or vice versa?)
I was thinking today about two disturbing trends in our world, i.e., the rise of secularism with the concomitant rise in religious fundamentalism. The two seem so unrelated, at least at first glance, but the more I think about it, … Continue reading
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Emotional goodbye for young Italian mother who died for unborn child :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)
I ran across this inspiring story of a younger Roman mother who essentially gave her life for her unborn child. May God reward her abundantly for her self-less love! Click on this link to read the article form the Catholic … Continue reading
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Random Thoughts
I’d like to thank a brother deacon, Dc. Scott Dodge from Salt Lake City, Utah, for a thoughtful post (http://scottdodge.blogspot.com) on vocation “with a diaconal twist.” He reflects on something all of us married deacons live each and every day, … Continue reading
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Army Chaplains
Yesterday was the 68th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944. Over 160,000 Allied men stormed the shores of France that day, beginning the end of Hitler’s terror in Europe. Of those 160,000, only a few remain now. I can only … Continue reading
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Child Trafficking in Thailand
Fides, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies, has a report out about child trafficking in Thailand. I have included below an excerpt for you to read. It is shocking to hear of this kind of thing, brought on by poverty, … Continue reading
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100 Years Ago Today, St. Mary’s College was Born
St. Mary’s College, (now University) located in Winona, Minnesota, is my alma mater from whence I was graduated in 1977 with a degree in philosophy and classical humanities. Today is the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of … Continue reading
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