{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Deacon Life","title":"Still Learning: Deacon Rick Wagner | Deacon Life Podcast Episode #5","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/23d9ddda\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2344,"description":"\"You're not worthy.\" That's what a priest of 55 years told Deacon Rick Wagner months before ordination. \"And I'm not either. It's not about being worthy - it's about being called.\"Deacon Rick Wagner (Archdiocese of Indianapolis, ordained 2012) has spent 40+ years in Catholic education and now serves as president of a Catholic high school while ministering at the same parish where he was baptized 67 years ago. In this conversation, he shares:- How he discovered the diaconate while running a retreat house- His \"Tell Your Story\" retreat ministry reaching 15+ dioceses- Why he uses social media as a pulpit during morning prayer- Walking with his wife through cancer and deepening shared prayer- What it means to accompany the dying through their fearsPlus: why St. Joseph is his favorite saint, and the moment his spiritual director's blunt honesty set him free.-Join the Deacon Life community: https://community.deaconlife.comSubscribe to daily reflections: https://deaconlife.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Zq238UCp55RMesu0wV3K1t_UiP8Xvo1o0i8z2UAcNAs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ODNm/ZTM2YzU5MWRlYzgx/YjY2OWFjNjFlMzhk/YWQ3My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}