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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New Cloak

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.

“No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak.” (Luke 5:33-39)

NEW CLOAK: The Pharisees were the religious leaders of the time. They were scholars; they were teachers; they set the example – and here came Jesus, turning everything upside down. He didn’t fast enough, didn’t always wash his hands, ate with sinners, and worked on the Sabbath.

Jesus made it clear to the Pharisees: “Your way is not my way.”

Jesus was the new cloak. His message to us is the same today: “Society’s way is not my way.”

We shouldn’t take pieces of Jesus and try to fit him into our plans. Instead, we should put on Jesus and make our life fit his plan.

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