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 …
From this Sunday’s readings (GEN 9: 8-15; I PT 3: 18-22; MK 1: 12-15) A mother camel and her baby are talking one day and the baby camel asks, “Mom why have we got these huge three-toed feet?” The …
On February 11, in the newspaper Northern Kentucky life, I happened to read an article with a title “Taking wrong turn put man in right place to be a hero” Adolfo Valle, a 25-year-old Mexican man was trying to find …
A few years ago, a car driven by a University of Cincinnati student was struck by a speeding freight train. Miraculously, the student was uninjured. The narrow escape had a profound effect on the student’s attitude towards his life. He no …
The common theme of today’s readings is divine authority. Today’s first reading tells us that a true prophet speaks with authority because it is God who speaks through him. In the second reading, St. Paul exercises his God-given authority as the Apostle …