My friend and fellow pastor, Father Paul, noticed unsightly, overgrown trees near his parish church. He asked the maintenance crew to cut back the growth, which they happily did, telling him the trees would be much healthier and even fuller …
Recently I was with my little dog Libby at a retreat center in the Arizona desert. I sat in a chair near a ravine filled with shrubs. Unbeknownst to me, Libby wandered down there and disappeared. Suddenly an animal’s wild …
Any reader of psychological thrillers will come across the “dead main character trope” fairly often. This is the famous Sixth Sense twist ending (I would say “spoiler alert,” but the movie is older than most of the people who work …
For all the condemnation Thomas the Doubter has received in 2000 years of homilies, I think there’s something to admire in him. Thomas is not unique. We all waver at some point, overcome by hesitation, distracted by the clamor of …
Grace to you and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ. How good it is to be with you through the next months until the arrival of your new pastor in mid June. As the temporary administrator I’m here to walk …
A few years ago some archaeologists in the Holy Land excavated a tax collector’s office that was almost intact, with all the tax records. There were two stacks of tax records, and one of them had the Greek word, tetelestai, …
From Fr Johnson’s Homily for this weekend. In the Gospel, Jesus reveals that he is the giver of life by raising Lazarus from the dead. By raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus proves that He is the Lord of life …
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” Near Mobile, Alabama, there was a railroad bridge that spanned a big …
From Fr Johnson’s Homily for this weekend. Today’s readings are centered on Baptism and new life. Living water represents God’s Spirit which comes to us in Baptism, penetrating every aspect of our lives and satisfying our spiritual thirst. Today’s Gospel …
From this weekend’s readings (Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Rom 8:31b-34 Mk 9:2-10) Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, The common theme of today’s readings is transformation and listening to God. The readings invite us to work with the …