Deacon Dan Wrighttag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3675972009-07-05T15:15:19-05:00My Life as a Roman Catholic Permanent Deacon: A Weblog of Reflections, Homilies, and Various Other Musings & Rants.TypePadSunday Homily: The Prophets of Our Timetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bf75353ef011570cd7df2970c2009-07-05T15:15:19-05:002009-07-05T15:15:19-05:00About 10 years ago when I was finishing up the process of formation for being ordained as a deacon, I recall one class session in which we were asked to identify the prophets of our time. I recall hearing the...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/07/sunday-homily-the-prophets-of-our-time.htmlOn Authenticitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-682105452009-06-17T12:56:13-05:002009-06-17T12:54:00-05:00In the absence of the parish pastor, I offered a communion service at 7:00 this morning. Late yesterday evening, after the conclusion of my attending a two-day conference for special educators, I had a chance to look at the lectionary...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/06/on-authenticity.htmlBishop Aymond Named Archbishop of New Orleanstag:typepad.com,2003:post-680595512009-06-12T22:51:37-05:002009-06-12T22:51:37-05:00This came earlier today. With Bishop Aymond having been in Austin only since 2000, his move comes as something of a surprise. The bishop has been a strong supporter of the diaconate in this diocese and he has brought many...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/06/bishop-aymond-named-archbishop-of-new-orleans.htmlSummer Reflections: St. Barnabas et altag:typepad.com,2003:post-679971932009-06-11T16:17:26-05:002009-06-11T23:11:53-05:00It finally came around: the end of the school year arrived and I am now enjoying the seventh day of summer break. What this means is that I now have more time to blog and pursue other things of interest,...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/06/summer-reflections-st-barnabas-et-al.htmlMeditation on the Memorial of St. Ephrem: The Sacramentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-679063992009-06-09T15:23:45-05:002009-06-11T23:39:23-05:00Living within a Christian milieu that consists of ideas tempered strongly with evangelicalism, we sometimes miss or overlook our rich heritage of the sacramental understanding of the faith. Having grown up in an evangelical household I can tell you that...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/06/sacramental-meditation-on-the-memorial-of-st-ephrem.htmlTrinity Sunday Homilytag:typepad.com,2003:post-677948532009-06-07T17:02:19-05:002009-06-07T17:04:29-05:00A priest went into a second-grade classroom of the parish school and asked, "Who can tell me what the Blessed Trinity means?" A little girl lisped, "The Blethed Twinity meanth there are thwee perthonth in one God." The priest, taken...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/06/trinity-sunday-homily.htmlHomily for the World Day of Prayer for Vocationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-663315132009-05-03T21:48:57-05:002009-05-03T21:48:57-05:00In the gospel today Jesus proclaims, "I am the good shepherd…" Probably not many people in our times can relate well to the occupation or vocation of shepherd—that is, to one whose livelihood and daily existence consists in tending and...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/05/homily-for-the-world-day-of-prayer-for-vocations.htmlSunday Homily: Sacrifice and Blessingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-638147252009-03-08T21:49:59-05:002009-03-08T21:55:51-05:00In 1965 the popular singer and songwriter Bob Dylan wrote: Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" ….Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?" God says, "Out on Highway 61." I recall that when I was...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/03/sunday-homily-sacrifice-and-blessing.htmlThe Vatican and Darwintag:typepad.com,2003:post-627756952009-02-13T06:00:00-06:002009-02-12T23:03:53-06:00As an educator I enjoyed finding the article I'm including on today's post, though I know that this is the sort of thing that's bound to bring out negative feelings--especially where Catholic-Evangelical relations are concerned. I recently heard of an...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/02/the-vatican-and-darwin.html Synchronous Musingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-626226032009-02-10T06:00:00-06:002009-02-09T23:15:58-06:00Job spoke, saying: Is not man's life on earth a drudgery? Are not his days those of hirelings? He is a slave who longs for the shade, a hireling who waits for his wages. So I have been assigned months...Dan Wrighthttp://www.deacondanwright.org/2009/02/job-spoke-sayingis-not-mans-life-on-earth-a-drudgeryare-not-his-days-those-of-hirelingshe-is-a-slave-who-longs-for-the-sh.html