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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Two or More?

Each day, I reflect upon a word or a 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.

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20)

TWO OR MORE?: Is Jesus saying that we can only experience Christ when we are with other people?

Every time I watch a sunrise or sunset, I feel God’s presence. When I sit in the silence and pray, I feel God’s presence. As Elijah did in last Sunday’s first reading, I sit in silnce and hear God in a whisper.

So why is Jesus saying he will be in the midst of “two or three?”

Jesus is addressing the importance and the power of community. We bring Christ to one another. Others encounter Christ through us. Since Jesus no longer walks among us in human form, it is our job to give him flesh once again.

Jesus wants us to embrace community and to understand our obligation to bring Christ to one another.

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