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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Mercy

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.

“Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the Church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment.” (Acts 8:1-8)

MERCY: Wait, is this the same Saul who becomes Paul? Paul, one of the greatest evangelists? Responsible for personally converting thousands upon thousands to the faith? Writer of over half of the New Testament? Yes, it is the same Saul.

Peter was our first pope. Wasn’t that the same Peter to whom Jesus said, “Get behind me, Satan?” The same Peter who denied he even knew Jesus on three separate occasions? Yes, the same Peter.

Simple message: We have a loving and merciful God. There is nothing we could ever do to make God love us less. Nothing.

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