From the Deacon's Desk

by Deacon Rick Wagner

Deacon Rick Wagner was ordained on June 23, 2012 and currently serves his home parish of St. Pius X in Indianapolis, IN. He has been married to his wife, Carol, for 42 years and they have 4 children and 10 grandchildren.

Deacon Rick has been involved in Catholic education for 40+ years and currently serves as President of St. Theodore Guerin High School, a workshop instructor for Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, and a retreat leader.

He has also authored three books: Remember What’s Important (2011), Fifty Homilies from the Deacon’s Desk (2016), and Fifty MORE Homilies from the Deacon’s Desk (2024).

Have a question or comment for Deacon Rick? Feel free to contact him at rwagner@spxparish.org

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Light Shall Break Forth

Each day, I reflect upon a word or a phrase inspired by the readings of the day. I encourage you to do the same and perhaps incorporate that word or phrase into your daily prayer.

Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; Your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. (Isaiah 58:1-9)

LIGHT SHALL BREAK FORTH: I think the light Isaiah refers to is not our light, it is the light of Christ shining through us, and that opens up new possibilities. What are those possibilities?

It means that even if we weren’t given the gift of a beautiful voice, we should choose to sing anyway, and allow the light of Christ to shine through us. If we weren’t given the gift of artistic ability, we should create anyway, and allow the light of Christ to shine through us. If we weren’t given great academic gifts, we should choose to work hard and study right alongside our more gifted classmates, and allow the light of Christ to shine through us.

The light of Christ is not intended to simply bounce off our God-given gifts and radiate out to the world. Rather, it is intended to shine through us and reflect both who we are and who Christ is to others.

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