Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 5-3-24
Saints Phillip and James, Friday, May 3, 2024 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14 On this feast day of St. Phillip and St. James, we hear almost the same readings from Friday of last week. In the first reading, Paul preaches the Gospel of Jesus. In this case, he is reminding the Christians in […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 4-26-24
Friday of the 4th week of Easter, April 26, 2024Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2: 6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 St. Paul explains beautifully the story of Jesus, or the Gospel message called the Kerygma of Jesus. In very simple terms, he explains how through Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, we all have hope for salvation. I cannot think of […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 4-19-24
Friday of the 3rd week of Easter, April 19, 2024 Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1 bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 One of my grandsons will be receiving his First Communion this year. Mother’s Day weekend to be exact. We asked his parents what a good gift would be, and they said a saint medal of the saint he […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 4-12-24
Friday, 2nd week of Easter, April 12, 2024 Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27: 1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 So here we are. Sitting around listening to Jesus speak. We are so enthralled that we do not recognize it is getting late in the day. We did not bring any food, and looking around, no one else did […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 4-5-24
Friday within the Easter Octave, April 5, 2024 Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 After the Vigil Mass last Saturday, I was approached by a group of young men, mostly teenagers, but one younger and one slightly older. “Deacon,” they said, “Do you have a moment? We have some questions.” My first reaction […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 5-31-24
The visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, May 31, 2024 Zep 3:14-18a; (Ps) Is 12:2-6; Lk 1:39-56 I love to hear or sing the song, the Magnificat, that wonderful prayer that Mary proclaims upon responding to Elizabeth’s greeting. It is a wonderful prayer and something I think we all should say every day. It brings […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 3-29-24
Good Friday, March 29, 2024 Is 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2,6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 Today is Good Friday, a day of bittersweet sorrow. The day our Lord sacrifices Himself on the cross. Good Friday for me has always brought back a memory of something that happened to me when I was young. […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 3-22-24
5th Friday in Lent, March 22, 2024Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18-2-7; Jn 10:31-42 I’ve seen a few movies and TV shows recently, that either show God’s presence or question God’s existence. Mind you, I do not particularly go looking for these arguments, but they are there. The last movie I saw, “Cabrini,” clearly showed God’s existence not […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 3-15-24
4th Friday in Lent, March 15, 2024 Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-23, Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 For those who study or have studied scripture, you will note that the Book of Wisdom was written 50-100 years before Christ. Its primary purpose was to console the religious during times of severe persecution. It gave them hope for […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 3-8-24
3rd Friday in Lent, March 8, 2024 Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11b, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 We are now at the end of the Third Week of Lent.; just about halfway through. Are you surviving? Are you able to make do without those things you decided to “give up” for Lent? I heard the other day that, […]