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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  • Homily: Straddling the Fence

    I am not preaching today, but if interested, the following is the homily I delivered BACK IN 2023 on the same readings we have today, the Second Sunday of Lent: This May, Carol and I will be celebrating forty years (now 43) of marriage. That has led me to reflect upon our marriage quite a…

  • What is Unusual About That

    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. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if…

  • Unfair!

    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. You say, “The Lord’s way is not fair!” Hear now, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair, or rather,…

  • Alone

    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. “O God, blessed are you. Help me, who am alone and have no help but you, for I am taking…

  • Sackcloth and Ashes

    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. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and…

  • Your Father Knows

    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. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Matthew 6:7-15) YOUR FATHER KNOWS: In today’s Gospel, Jesus is…

  • Glorious Throne

    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. “When the Son of Man comes…he will sit upon his glorious throne…he will place the sheep on his right and…

  • Homily: Don’t Approach the Tree

    I am not preaching today – on the First Sunday of Lent – but if interested, the following is a homily I delivered on these same readings BACK IN 2017 : I did a lot of dumb things when I was a kid. Today I will share just one example. When I was a freshman…

  • Bestow Your Bread on the Hungry

    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. Thus says the LORD: If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; If you bestow your bread on the…

  • Light Shall Break Forth

    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. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; Your vindication shall go before…