Deacon Bob Evans
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20207 min read
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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Deacon Bob Evans
Jun 29, 20206 min read
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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Deacon Bob Evans
May 28, 20205 min read
"Be Filled with the Holy Spirit"
Almost any Christian can relate the story of Pentecost: “a strong driving wind” [Acts 2:2a] filling the house and “tongues as of fire”...
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Deacon Bob Evans
May 1, 20204 min read
Under Thy Protection
Today, May 1st, begins the month of Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus. People with troubled hearts have turned to Mary for comfort and...
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Deacon Bob Evans
Apr 17, 20204 min read
We All Need God's Divine Mercy
In John’s Gospel, we hear that on the first Sunday after Easter, Jesus entrusted His Apostles with not just proclaiming God’s Divine...
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Deacon Bob Evans
Apr 4, 20207 min read
"if These were Silent the Very Stones would Cry Out"
The cool, pre-dawn air was heavy with the fragrance of the snow-white narkis (narcissus) flowers that covered much of the east slope of...
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Deacon Bob Evans
Mar 29, 20202 min read
"Be Still and Know That I am God"
In these times when social distancing and isolation are getting many of us down, when it all just seems to be “too much;” I’d like to...
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Deacon Bob Evans
Mar 18, 202010 min read
Jesus, I Turn Back to You
With all the anxiety-feeding hype surrounding us, and the public health guidelines changing daily, I was losing sight of the fact that...
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