Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 10-18-24
28th Friday in Ordinary Time, Feast of St Luke, October 18, 2024 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13b, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Some friends of mine were recently talking about being bold for Christ. Especially during this tumultuous time as we approach our general election. It seems everywhere you turn; someone is speaking badly about someone else, and […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 10-11-24
27th Friday in Ordinary Time, the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of the Rockford Diocese, October 11, 2024 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46; Jn 2:13-22 Today would normally be Friday in the 26th week of Ordinary Time, or the Feast of Pope St. John the 23rd. However, it is also the day the current […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily – October 4, 2024
26th Friday in Ordinary time, yr 2, Feast of St Francis, October 4, 2024 Jb 38:1, 12-2, 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14; Lk 10:13-16 Humility can be a tough burden to bear. We often joke that we should not pray for humility because you might just get it. But isn’t that what Jesus wants us […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 9-20-24
24th Friday in ordinary time, Feast of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-Gon, Priest and Paul Chong Ha-sang and companions, Martyrs, September 20, 2024 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1abcd, 6-8, 15; Lk 8:1-3 It is tough being a Christian today but was even tougher during the early 1800s. It doesn’t sound like it was much fun. In fact, […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily – 9-13-24
23rd Friday in ordinary time, Feast of St John Chrysostom. September 13, 2024 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3-6, 12; Lk 6:39-42 Optional: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 Mk 4:1-10, 13-20 There is a line in the first reading that I really like, “Run so as to win” 1 Cor 9: 24. Having been an NCAA Division 1 athlete, […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection – September 6, 2024
22nd Friday in Ordinary Time, Yr 2, September 6, 20241 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 The Psalmist cries out today, “Turn from evil and do good, that you may abide forever; for the Lord loves what is right and forsakes not his faithful ones.” The readings the last few weeks have been focusing […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 8-30-24
21st Friday in Ordinary time, yr 2, August 30, 2024 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13 As Catholic Christians during the year of an election, we are lambasted with information that may or may not be truthful. At the very least, there may be a truth somewhere in the message. But it is […]
Decon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 8-23-24
Friday, August 23, 2024 20th week in Ordinary Time Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40 I like to read about the prophets of old. Especially where they gained the strength and courage to speak the words the Lord God was giving them. I also wonder what would happen if these words were spoken today. Would we […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 8-16-24
19th Friday in Ordinary Time, St Stephen of Hungary, August 16, 2024 Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63; (Ps) Is 12:2-6; Mt 19:3-12 What a beautiful story we heard today about a young woman. Abandoned at an early age, God sees her and watches over her. Years later, when she has grown, God finds her again and makes […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 8-9-24
18th Friday in Ordinary Time, August 9, 2024 Na 2:1,3; 3:1-3, 6-7; (Ps) Dt 32:35c-36b, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28 I have been hanging around with some of my older friends lately. Some are in great shape, others not so well, and their time on this earth is limited. The older you get, the harder it is […]