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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Recent Posts
- Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
- Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
- Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2004
- Deacon Bob’s Homily for 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle Bob
- Deacon Bob’s Homily for the 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024
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Category Archives: Prayer and Meditation
Quote for the Day
“One cannot wrestle with one who is disrobed because he who wears something that can be seized is more quickly thrown to the ground. You cannot live in luxury on earth and reign with Christ in heaven.” — St. Claire … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
From a deacon of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis: “I realized that I am no more than a servant…nothing more, nothing less in the mission of Jesus Christ and his Church.” — Deacon Sean Curtan, SFO
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Quote of the Day
“We must know at first hand the experience of the people of our own time — their alienation, their dissatisfaction, their searching for spiritual experience, so that we can proclaim hope from within their experience not from without….” — Joseph … Continue reading
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Show Me the Face of God
St. Theophilus of Antioch wrote a beautiful piece on seeing the face of God. A few quotes for your reflection. “If you say, ‘ Let me see your God’, I will say to you, ‘ Let me see the man within you, … Continue reading
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Live Without Fear
A couple of months ago, I wrote about my New Year’s resolution to live without fear. I am finding it easier said than done. No surprise there, I suppose. I ran across this from St. Padre Pio of Pietrecina today. It … Continue reading
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“Leave me Lord. I am a sinful man.”
I have found Luke 5: 1-11 to be a good Lenten meditation. It is his account of the calling of the first disciples. You have heard the story: Jesus is near Lake Gennesaret and he sees two boats moored by … Continue reading
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A Deacon’s Meditation
Our bishop today led the diocesan diaconal community in a day of reflection. One of the suggestions given to us was to pray over and meditate on the Prayer of Diaconal Ordination. To all deacons: do you recall this powerful … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
“If you suffer with him, you shall reign with him; if you mourn with him, you shall rejoice with him. If you die on the cross with him in tribulations, you will have an abode in heaven in the splendor of … Continue reading
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Don’t Forget Who You Are Now!
I am borrowing a phrase from Fr. Mark Pierce, whom I heard preach yesterday. He said his mother would say to him whenever he would go out on the town as a teenager, “Don’t forget who you are now!” He … Continue reading
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Quote For the Day
“Love is a mutual self-giving that ends in self-recovery. You recover God and He recovers you.” –Fulton J. Sheen
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Psalm of the Day
I can’t help but post on Psalm 144 which we prayed tonight at Vespers. I pray in Italian, which I find to be such a beautiful language of prayer, that I am afraid my English translation below really doesn’t do … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day — Gaudium et Spes
“Fortiora enim sunt ea quibus uniuntur fideles quam ea quibus dividuntur: sit in necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas.” Gaudium et Spes (GS) 92 For us who don’t read Latin well, here is the English for our meditation: … Continue reading
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St. Augustine and the Desire of the Heart
In today’s Office of Readings, St. Augustine comments on the first Letter of John. He speaks of our task as Christians to desire the vision of our future likeness with the Risen Jesus. My translation from the Italian: “And since … Continue reading
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Quote for the Day
“Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory!” — St. Clare of Assissi
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Quotes for the Day
“Viewed superficially the cross appears as the tree of death, but to the one who views it in depth, the mystery of the cross shines forth as the tree of life because of Him who hung upon it.” — St. … Continue reading
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