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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God is Love

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.

God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. (1 John 4:7-16)

GOD IS LOVE: Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus comes 19 days after Pentecost. The readings of the day focus on the connection between the love and sacrifice of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit.

God created us in His image. Jesus serves as our human role model of servitude. He teaches us, consoles us, forgives us, encourages us, and loves us unconditionally. He offered up the ultimate sacrifice, giving up His own human life for us on the cross. That is the love of God, that is how much He loves us.

God’s love remains in us through the gift of the Holy Spirit we received at our baptism.

Our actions should signal to others that we willingly receive this gift and accept the challenge of taking the message of Jesus out into the world. The use of the word ‘challenge’ is intentional. Not everyone is open to the message of Jesus. Armed with the love of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the gift of the Holy Spirit, we can go forward with confidence to meet this challenge.

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