Faith Bound

Deacon Rick J. Wirch

Rick is a deacon in the Milwaukee archdiocese and Director of Development and Ministry at CARITAS For Children.

Recent Posts

Holy Week

Posted by Deacon Rick J. Wirch on Mar 17, 2016 4:12:12 PM

As we begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday, our altars are dressed in red and the congregation is holding palms.  The most important week of the year in the Church has begun. The events which are remembered this week mark the culmination of the ministry of Jesus. 

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Lent: Almsgiving

Posted by Deacon Rick J. Wirch on Mar 1, 2016 1:51:14 PM

Almsgiving may be the most neglected aspect of the observance of Lent. We Catholics tend to associate Lent with prayer and fasting, with little emphasis on our neighbor. We are praying in our rooms.

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