Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 7-18-25
Friday, July 18, 2025 – 15th Week in Ordinary time Also Feast Day of Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest Ex 11:10-12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18; Mt12-1-8 On this Feast Day of St. Camillus de Lellis, we need to pay close attention to today’s reading from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. It […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 6-6-25
Friday of the 7th week of Easter, Saint Norbert, Bishop, June 6, 2025 Acts 25: 13b-21; Ps 103-1-2, 11-12, 19-20; Jn 21:15-19 A group of men were sitting around talking about their lives in Christ a while back. It seemed to be a great topic given Pentecost is on Sunday. Often, we forget how we first […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 5-23-25
Friday of the 5th week of Easter, May 23, 2025 Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 One of my nightly routines is to sit and watch the news. Much of the news is just yelling in your face about how urgent and devastating something is, or how we must take immediate action or something disastrous […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 5-16-25
Friday of the 4th week of Easter, May 16, 2025 Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2: 6-11; Jn 14:1-6 This week started with Jesus being the good shepherd, the one who will make sure we are protected and cared for. All week long we have been hearing about how Jesus is not only the Good Shepherd, but also […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 5-9-25
3rd Friday of Easter, May 9, 2025 Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1-2; Jn 6:52-59 Once again, I have the opportunity to attend one of my grandchildren’s First Communion during Mother’s Day weekend. What an honor to be invited to witness Jesus’ invitation for all of us to receive Him! Especially for the first time! The last time […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 5-2-25
Friday, 2nd week of Easter, May 2, 2025 Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27: 1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 As I read about St. Athanasius, whose feast day we celebrate today, I could not help but think about his willingness to fight for God. He was tireless in his efforts to combat the heresy of Arianism. As a […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 4-25-25
Friday of the Easter Octave, April 25, 2025 Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 A few years ago, I met with a classroom of 4th graders asking (tough) questions about their faith. It always amazes me the questions they come up with: “Who made God?” “What can our Guardian Angels do?” or, “I don’t […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 4-11-25
5th Friday in Lent, April 11, 2025 Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18-2-7; Jn 10:31-42 A few years ago, a group of men were asked this question; “How do you know God exists?” As they went around the room and answered the question, many recounted times in their lives where God appeared to be present, or at least […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 3-28-25
3rd Friday in Lent, March 28, 2025 Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11b, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 The first verse of today’s reading from Hosea, Chapter 14, verse 2 reads: “Return, O Israel, to the Lord, your God.” Often during Lent I try and reflect on what I should give up, change, or just do. So many times, […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 3-21-25
Friday, 2nd Week of Lent, March 21, 2025 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17-28a; Ps105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43,45-46 Envy is one of those words we do not hear very often. We think about it, but do not really use it in our daily lives. I often wonder why that is. I think it may be because the world does […]