Category Archives: Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflections

Friday of the 6th week of Easter, May 10, 2024 Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 We have all had dreams. And, If I were to surmise, some were good, and some were nightmares. Paul understood the dream he had to be a premonition as to what would lie ahead. I don’t know if IContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 5-10-24”

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 inContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 5-3-24”

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 thinkContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 4-26-24”

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 saintContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 4-19-24”

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 elseContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 4-12-24”

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 reactionContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 4-5-24”

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.Continue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 3-29-24”

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 existenceContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 3-22-24”

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 hopeContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 3-15-24”

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 dayContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 3-8-24”

Friday, 2nd week of Lent, March 1, 2024 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17-28a; Ps105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43,45-46 As the youngest of six in my family, five boys, and one girl, it is not hard to imagine I would want all the things my older brothers had. Be it clothes, books, toys, and of course, the freedom toContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 3-1-24”

Friday of the 1st week of Lent, February 23, 2024 Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 I used to have a plaque on my wall that had the verse from Eph 4:26 on it. It was a more contemporary version of that verse as it said, “Do not let your anger turn to sin.” InContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 2-23-24”

Friday after Ash Wednesday, February 16, 2024 Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6b, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 So here we are, on the first Friday of Lent. We just had a day of fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday, and now we have Jesus saying we do not have to fast and abstain on this first Friday of Lent?Continue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 2-16-24”

5th Friday in Ordinary time, February 9, 2024 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-15; Mk 7:31-37 Division and disobedience. Seems we have heard this before and see it every day. The world is divided, and it seems no one wants to hear the truth. Everyone, not just Israel, is rebelling. So how do we respond?Continue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 2-9-24”

3rd Friday in Ordinary Time, Feast of Saints Timothy and Titus, January 26, 2024 2 Tim 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 78a, 10; Mk 4:26-34 or Lk 10:1-9 Today we celebrate the feast days of Saints Timothy and Titus, both companions of Paul during his travels, and also Bishops in the early Church. SaintContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 1-26-24”

2nd Friday in Ordinary time, Yr 2, January 19, 2024 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 There are two very important actions that take place in today’s readings. The first being David not taking action against King Saul. This is a prefiguring of the kingdom to come and sets up the futureContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 1-19-24”

1st Friday in Ordinary time, Year 2, January 12, 2024 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1-12 Be careful what you ask for. We have all heard that before. And it does not seem improbable that Samuel would have said that to the people of Israel. “We want a King!” they said, and Samuel,Continue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Homily 1-12-24”

Friday Before Epiphany Feast of St. John Neumann, January 5, 2024 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1-5; Jn 1:43-51 Two simple words spoken in the Gospel today sum up our whole Christian life. They are the simplest answers to the ultimate question we ask ourselves every day.  The question? “What is my goal in life, andContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 1-5-24”

5th day within the Octave of Christmas, December 29, 2023 1 Jn 2:3-11, Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 At some point in our lives, we all experience a time of darkness or blindness to the truth. It does not matter how it happened, or what brought us to that point, but pretty much, we allContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 12-29-23”