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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Living

Each day, I reflect upon a word or phrase from the readings of the day. I encourage you to do the same and perhaps incorporate that word or phrase into your daily prayer (June 2).

He is not God of the dead but of the living. (Mark 12:18-27)

LIVING: Are you living three pages ahead on your calendar? So caught up in what the future will bring or what needs to be done for tomorrow that you miss the beauty of today?

People of faith get caught in this trap at times. Most certainly our goal is to have eternal life with God in heaven, but I hope we’re not thinking, “I can’t wait to die so I can go there!”

Our life on this earth will end soon enough, but God gave us life, our time on earth now. It is a gift. We love God by cherishing the gift He has given us. We glorify God by putting this gift to work, spreading the Gospel message…by LIVING.

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