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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Deepen Our Faith

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.

Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation?” (Luke 7:31-35)

DEEPEN OUR FAITH: After asking this rhetorical question of the crowd, Jesus went on to give some of the harshest criticism we hear from him in the gospels, an indictment of the “people of this generation.”

He painted his listeners as people who were never satisfied, people who wanted to sit back and have things come to them.

Are we willing to work for our faith? Do we sit in judgment of others and point fingers of indignation, rather than putting our efforts toward making a difference in the world?

We pick at our faith and poke holes in our beliefs because complete trust is challenging.

We should pray daily for the courage to leave ourself vulnerable, asking God to deepen our faith and make us an instrument of His peace.

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