Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 5-2-24
5th Week of Easter, Thursday, 5-2-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Acts 15:17-21; Psalm: 96:1-3, 10; Gospel: Jn 15:9-11 Memorial: St. Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor of the Church Theme: A New and Everlasting Covenant At the highest point in the Mass, our most holy public prayer, during the consecration of the bread and wine, the priest says, “Take […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Reflection 4-18-24
3rd Week of Easter, Thursday, 4-18-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Acts 8:26-40; Psalm: 66:8-9,16-17,20; Gospel: Jn 6:44-51 Theme: Listening to God The husband was sitting at the table reading his phone. His wife was telling him about where they were going that night. He looked up from his phone and said, “What, where are we going […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 4-4-24
Octave of Easter, Thursday, 4-4-24, Year BReadings: 1st Reading: Acts 3:11-26; Psalm: 8:2ab,5-9; Gospel: Lk 24:35-48Theme: Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen “Show me the money!” is a famous saying from the 1996 movie “Jerry Maguire” starring Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, and Cuba Gooding Jr. In the movie, Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) starts his own […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 5-30-24
8th Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 5-30-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Pt 2:2-5, 9-12; Psalm: 100:2-5, 10; Gospel: Mk 10:46-52 Theme: With Humility, Ask, Seek, and Find “Once you were no people but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.” Through Jesus, we have been chosen, called, and […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Reflection 3-28-24
Holy Week, Thursday, Chrism Mass, 3-28-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Is 61:1-3ab,6a,8b-9; Ps: 89:21-22, 25, 27; 2nsd Reading: Rv 1:5-8; Gospel: Lk 4:16-21 Theme: God’s Gifts Through Holy Oils “The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me;” These opening words of today’s first reading from Isaiah sum up […]
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 3-7-24
3rd Week of Lent, Thursday, 3-7-24, Year BReadings: 1st Reading Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Gospel; Lk 11:14-23Optional Memorial: Saints Perpetua & FelicityTheme: Accept Correction and Be On God’s Side “The man of intelligence fixes his gaze on wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.” (Prov 17:24) How true this […]