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Deacon Joel

Come away and rest a while

July 22, 2018 by Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

It’s been almost two years since Joel or I have shared any new content on this site. Wow, two years? I really didn’t think it had been that long. It’s not like we set about to intentionally take a break. It just organically happened. In hindsight, necessarily happened. As Jesus says in the Gospel of Mark 6:31: Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.

Posted in: Being Deacon, Family, Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Conception Abbey, Das Schmidt Haus, Deacon Joel, Home Improvements, John Kolbe, Lisa Schmidt, Not Homeschooling, St. Pius X, The Water Jar, The Well

Homily: A Reason to Leap for Joy

December 21, 2015 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 11 Comments

At the time Israel was being conquered, the prophets were proclaiming the coming of a savior. Imagine the longing of the Israelites to believe this message, which must have sounded too impossible to believe. Deacon Joel shares his homily for the Fourth Sunday in Advent.

Posted in: Authors, Being Deacon, Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Advent, Deacon Joel, Homily, Visitation

Homily: Would You Have Walked Away from Jesus?

August 16, 2015 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 2 Comments

One day 2,000 years ago in Capernaum on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee many people walked away from Jesus in the Eucharist. Would you have walked away, too? Deacon Joel shares his homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Posted in: Being Deacon, Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Deacon Joel, Homily, Ordinary Time

Homily: Hello Again, Ordinary Time

June 14, 2015 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment

Well, it’s that time of year again. You know, that L-O-N-G stretch of Ordinary Time that lasts from June to November. 20 weeks of green … hello Ordinary Time. What could the Church possibly be thinking? How about this: Ordinary Time is the most important time of the whole year. Deacon Joel shares his homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Posted in: Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Deacon Joel, Homily, Ordinary Time

Being Deacon: Not Quite Ready for Primetime

September 5, 2014 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 15 Comments

  It’s been a few weeks since I was ordained a permanent deacon. After four years of deacon formation, there were still some things for which I was not totally prepared. Here are seven … Quick Takes style. — 1 — Everything — A good friend of mine, Deacon Andrew pictured with me above, was … [Read more…]

Posted in: 7 Quick Takes, Being Deacon, Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Being Deacon, Deacon Joel, Deacon's Wife
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