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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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:…
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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 10). “You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment” (Matthew 5:20-26) YOU SHALL NOT KILL: When Jesus…
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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. “Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the…
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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. “You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:13-16) LIGHT OF THE WORLD: I think it would be helpful to add…
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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. “Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121) OUR HELP IS FROM THE LORD: Today I…
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I am not preaching today, but if interested, the following is a homily I delivered on the Feast of Corpus Christi BACK IN 2024: On this feast of Corpus Christi, our focus needs to be on the Eucharist. The Church describes the Eucharist as the source and summit of our faith. What does that mean?…
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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. “…perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.” (2 Timothy 4:1-8) THE WORK OF EVANGELIST: While these words were intended…
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If interested, the letter below was given to the parents of the Class of 2026 at last night’s Commencement ceremony for Guerin Catholic HS: Dear Parents of the Class of 2026, Last week I wrote a letter to our graduating seniors. Today I offer my annual letter of advice to the PARENTS of our graduating…
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If interested, the following is the homily I delivered at the Guerin Catholic Baccalaureate Mass last night, based on the first reading (2 Timothy 1:6-12): Seniors, as you prepare to leave your family to go off to college or wherever life takes you from here, people will be giving you advice on what to bring…
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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…
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