Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 11-14-24
32nd Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 11-14-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Phlm 7-20; Psalm 146:7-10; Gospel Lk 17:20-25 Theme: To Suffer for the Forgiveness of Others A young slave, looking for a way out from his slavery, grabbed a few things of his master’s and fled on foot. He cautiously walked with hurried feet, constantly looking […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 7-10-25
14th Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 7-10-25, Year C Readings: 1st Reading: Gen 44:18-21, 23b-29,45:1-5; Psalm 105:16-21; Gospel Mt 10:7-15 Theme: Give Without Cost At Baptism, we were given the Holy Spirit to strengthen us, faith to believe in God and His saving grace, the forgiveness of our sins, and adoption as His sons and daughters […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 5-1-25
2nd Week of Easter, Thursday, 5-1-25, Year CReadings: 1st Reading: Acts 5:27-33; Psalm 34:2,9,17-20; Gospel Jn 3:31-36/Optional Memorial: St. Joseph The WorkerTheme: Faith & Works Leads to Everlasting Life As I walked along someone approached me who was handing out church pamphlets and said, “Faith in Jesus Christ will save you! All you have to do is […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 4-15-25
Holy Week, Tuesday, 4-15-25, Year CReadings: 1st Reading: Is 49:1-6; Psalm 71:1-4a,5-6ab,15,17; Gospel Jn 13:21-33,36-38Theme: Sometimes Our Faith Does Not Match Our Words One of my favorite movies to watch this time of year is “The Ten Commandments”. I used to love watching it every year when I was a kid with my family. The […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 2-6-25
4th Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 2-6-25, Year CReadings: 1st Reading: Heb 12:18-19,21-24; Psalm 48:2-4,9-11; Gospel Mk 6:7-13Memorial: St. Paul Miki and Companions, MartyrsTheme: Where Two or More Are Gathered “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Mt 18:20) The Book of Hebrews tells us that […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 1-23-25
2nd Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 01-23-25, Year CReadings: 1st Reading: Heb 7-25-8:6; Psalm 40:7-10,17; Gospel Mk 3:7-12Optional Memorials: St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr-(USA); St. Marianne Cope, Virgin–(USA)Theme: Jesus, the Perfect Priest I am not a saint. Just because I was called to the ministry of the diaconate, does not mean I have some special grace, or […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 10-3-24
26th Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 10-3-24, Year BReadings: 1st Reading: Jb 19:21-27; Psalm: 27:7-9, 13-14; Gospel: Lk 10:1-12Theme: An Unshakable Faith in God “I hear, and my body trembles; at the sound, my lips quiver.Decay invades my bones, my legs tremble beneath me.I await the day of distress that will come upon the people who attack […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 9-12-24
23rd Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 9-12-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Psalm: 139 1b-3, 13-14ab, 23-24; Gospel: Lk 6:27-38 Optional Memorial: The Most Holy Name of Mary Theme: Avoid Being a Source of Sin for Others Sometimes I just have to scratch my head about what some people are thinking when […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 8-1-24
17th Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 8-1-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Jer 18:1-6; Psalm: 146 1b-2-6ab; Gospel: Mt 13:47-53 Memorial: St. Alphonsus Liguori – Bishop & Doctor of the Church Theme: Complete Dependance On God Job said, “We accept good things from God, and should we not accept evil? (Job 2:10) Who are we to question […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 7-4-24
13th Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 7-4-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Am 7:10-17; Psalm: 19:8,9,10,11; Gospel: Mt 9:1-8 Independence Day – USA Theme: Faith Leads to Forgiveness, Forgiveness leads to Healing We often hear Jesus saying to someone who has come to Him faith for help, “Your faith has saved you, go in peace, your sins […]