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 43 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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Love Intensely

Each day, I reflect upon a word or 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.

“…love one another intensely from a pure heart.” – 1 Peter 1:18-25

LOVE INTENSELY: What does it mean to love one another intensely? We know that to love someone means to “will the good of the other.” In other words, we want the best for them. What about intensely? This means there is an intentionality to our love; we make loving others the focus of our daily actions.

We when love in this way, we serve others, which is what we are called to do. Love God. Love others. It is intense because there is nothing more important.

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