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    The Invitation
    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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    Your Chance to be Heard
    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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    The Need for the Sacraments
    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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    Thank God Jesus was There
    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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    We are People of Hope
    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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    Will We Have the Courage?
    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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    Seek the Lord While He May be Found
    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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    Will I Leave Jesus, or Will I Stay?
    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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    Come Away for a While
    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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    Reaching Out
    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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    Knowing the Full Story
    Deacon Bob Evans
    • May 19, 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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    Because We Recognize Him
    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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    Yes, You Can Believe
    Deacon Bob Evans
    • Apr 12, 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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    O Antiphons
    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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    Be Salt and Light, Again
    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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    Prayer's Invitation
    Deacon Bob Evans
    • Oct 7, 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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    Do Not Be Deceived
    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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    The Preeminent Moral Issue
    Deacon Bob Evans
    • Aug 5, 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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    Who Was Jeremiah?
    Deacon Bob Evans
    • Jul 29, 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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    Coats of Arms in Modern Times
    Deacon Bob Evans
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 6 min

    Coats of Arms in Modern Times

    “Coats of arms,” also known as heraldry designs, came into general use among European nobility in the early 12th century. Initially,...
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