My name is Deacon Bob Hunt. I am a permanent deacon for the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville in beautiful east Tennessee, ordained in June, 2022. I embrace fully the faith and morals of the Catholic Church and try to live by them, failing often and miserably. I have studied and taught the Catholic faith to everyone from pre-schoolers to retirees for 46 years now, as a CCD teacher, OCIA team member or director, teacher in a Catholic school, Adult Faith Formation instructor, and homeschooling father. I am the author of a self-published book, Thy Word: An Introduction to the Bible for People in the Pews. I hope in the near future I may find a publisher, but I’m doing fine making it available when I give a retreat, preach a mission, offer a presentation, or provide whatever other service I can to the local Church.

I am a husband, father, and grandfather. Married for 36 years and the father of three adult daughters and Papa to three grandchildren, many of my concerns revolve around the effort to be a faithful Catholic family man.

My educational background includes an undergraduate degree in History and in Philosophy, a Master of Arts in Teaching, and a Diploma in Nursing.

By profession, I am a Registered Nurse. Most of my 32-year career has been in pediatrics. In 2023 I became a dialysis patient, forcing me into semi-retirement. I currently work part-time as a pediatric telephone triage nurse, working from home taking calls from families concerned about their child’s health after their doctor’s offices have closed. While I don’t get to use my nursing skills, I do get to use my nursing knowledge, and I feel like I’m helping people. The parents I speak with are genuinely grateful there’s someone there to help them in those off hours.

As I said on my welcome page, my primary hope for this blog is that it will serve as a ministry of prayer. Please feel free to share your needs and concerns, and I will raise them up to the Lord in prayer when I pray morning prayer, evening prayer, the rosary, or attend daily or Sunday Mass.  I invite my readers to do the same. I will pray for you. I ask your prayers for me. We can pray for each other.

Unless otherwise cited, all materials that appear on this blog are original to the blogger, Bob Hunt.