Deacon Bob Evans
The Wisdom of Love
It had been only a few weeks after her husband, Charlie, had died that Michael was visiting Charlie’s wife, Katie, in a nursing home in...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Mar 28
- 5 min
The Invitation
The wicker creaked as he let the full weight of his 41-year-old frame into the chair. Bernard’s favorite moment of the day was when he...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Your Chance to be Heard
There is something wonderful going on in the Catholic Church right now that I would like to make you aware of. Pope Francis has called a...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Feb 21
- 2 min
The Need for the Sacraments
As we read the Gospel for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time [cf. Luke 6:27-38], we can almost hear people in the crowd grumbling: “He...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Thank God Jesus was There
I’m a little “under the weather” recovering from Covid, so I thought I’d share something a little different in this blog post. Below is a...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
We are People of Hope
The First Reading for the Fourth Sunday in Advent this year comes from the Book of the prophet Micah [cf. Micah 5:1-4a]. In the time of...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
Will We Have the Courage?
Friends, the Bible is full of stories of God’s revelation of Himself in the lives of human beings. But they’re not stories filled with...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
Seek the Lord While He May be Found
As we draw closer to the end of Ordinary Time, there are some really profound lessons in our First Readings. And the First Reading [see...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Will I Leave Jesus, or Will I Stay?
At first there were murmurs, in the back. Then it started: harsh voices here, a burst of laughter there – then, full scale uproar. “What...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Come Away for a While
I know that we don’t often think of it this way for we are so accustomed to seeking meaning in the world around us that we fail to...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Reaching Out
In the summer of 1936, American author, Ernest Hemingway, was working as a journalist in Madrid, Spain for the newspaper, El Liberal. On...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
Knowing the Full Story
In September of 2020, Bishop Robert Barron gave an address to the Knights of Malta, titled: “Ideas Have Consequences.” (1) In that...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
Because We Recognize Him
What happened to them? They used to be with us at church - the younger ones. Ah, yes, they’ve been walking away for a number of years...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Yes, You Can Believe
There are some really good things that have come from this pandemic. We certainly appreciate being with family and friends so much more...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
O Antiphons
Just before mass on the Fourth Sunday of Advent we light the fourth of the Advent candles continuing a tradition that goes back to the...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Be Salt and Light, Again
Catholics can rightfully be proud of our many contributions in the making of America. In spite of considerable persecution at times, we...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
Prayer's Invitation
October is the month of the Rosary. We have a wide variety of saints’ days in October as well. (1) Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and these...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
Do Not Be Deceived
Do no be deceived by arguments that seek to draw you away from the central tenets of your faith.
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Aug 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Preeminent Moral Issue
A few days ago, an article appeared in the National Catholic Reporter, titled “How Joe Biden’s Catholic roots have shaped his public...
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Deacon Bob Evans
- Jul 28, 2020
- 7 min
Who Was Jeremiah?
If I were to ask you, “Who was Jeremiah?” and you answered, “Jeremiah was a bullfrog.” (1) Then you really need to read this. Jeremiah...
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