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Deacon Gary Johnson
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Homilies, reflections and ponderings by Deacon Gary Johnson, Toronto, Canada
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5d ago
devouring houses ....
Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. Based on Mark 12.38-44 Perhaps Mark has a more challenging message in today's gospel reading ....... https://deacongary.net/?p=80187
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5d ago
devouring houses ....
Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. Based on Mark 12.38-44 Perhaps Mark has a more challenging message in today's gospel reading ....... https://deacongary.net/?p=80187
02-11-2024
tolerance & inclusion .....
a homily for the 26th Sunday in ordinary time, year B. the struggles of living in an increasingly intolerant world ...... https://deacongary.net/?p=80163
02-11-2024
servanthood .....
what does it mean to be servant in today's world? A homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year B https://deacongary.net/?p=80171
25-09-2024
Crossing the Threshold ....
Homily for the 21st Sunday in ordinary time, year B. John 60.60-69 - the Bread of Life discourses https://deacongary.net/?p=80145
28-07-2024
... some sunny sandy scripture
Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B https://deacongary.net/?p=80132
17-06-2024
seedlings .....
Homily for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. Based on Mark 4.26-34 https://deacongary.net/?p=80100
13-05-2024
surprise !
homily for Ascension Sunday, 2024 1st Reading: Ac 1.1-11; 2nd Reading: Eph 1.17-23 , Gospel: Mk 16.15-20 https://deacongary.net/?p=1387
14-04-2024
in ways we least expect
Jesus comes to you and I in ways we least expect. Homily for the third Sunday of Easter, year B. Luke 24.35-48 https://deacongary.net/?p=80083
30-03-2024
defining moments ...
Homily for Easter Sunday, 2024. Every generation has its defining moments. Every life has its defining moments. So too does every encounter with God https://deacongary.net/?p=79888
11-03-2024
precious in God's sight ....
homily for the fourth Sunday of Lent Year B (John 3.14-21) with a bit of pondering, courtesy of Nicodemus. https://deacongary.net/?p=80069
11-02-2024
stretching compassion's capacity
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2024 Gospel: Mark 1:40-45 https://deacongary.net/?p=80044
29-01-2024
the healing presence of God
homily for the fourth Sunday of Ordinary time, year B. Gospel: Mark 1.21-28 https://deacongary.net/?p=80034
02-01-2024
that's OK. that's enough.
reflection / homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year C We come to God as we are. Broken, wounded, and in need of Healing. https://deacongary.net/?p=246
01-01-2024
Family Portraits
Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family 2023 https://deacongary.net/?p=1131 (there are a small number of audio dropouts in this file. Sorry. The text can be found at the above link.)
24-12-2023
the gift of Love
Homily for Christmas 2023 Family Mass 1st Reading : Isaiah 9.2-4, 6-7 2nd Reading Titus 2.11-14 Gospel: Luke 2.1-16 ... we learn so much when we see Christmas through the eyes of a child ... https://deacongary.net/?p=79995
10-12-2023
preparing ourself
Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A. 1st Reading: Isaiah 40.1-5, 9-11 ; 2nd Reading: 2 Peter 3.8-14 ; Gospel: Mark 1.1-8 https://deacongary.net/?p=79987
06-11-2023
called to be servant
Homily for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A 1st Reading: Malachi 1.14–2.2, 8-10 ; 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.7-9, 13 ; Gospel: Matthew 23.1-12 https://deacongary.net/?p=79978
31-10-2023
love's mission
Homily for the fourth Sunday in Ordinary time, 2022 1st Reading: Jeremiah 1.4-5, 17-19 ; 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12.31 – 13.13 ; Gospel: Luke: 4.21-30 https://deacongary.net/?p=2496
31-10-2023
transfiguration
Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent : The Transfiguration (Feast Day is Aug 6th in Canada) 1st Reading: Genesis 15.5-12, 17-18 ; 2nd Reading: Philippians 3.17 – 4.1 ; Gospel: Luke 9.28b-36 an eyewitness account https://deacongary.net/?p=4
31-10-2023
is it crowded in here?
Homily for the fifth Sunday of Lent, 2022 1st Reading: Isaiah 43.16-21 ; 2nd Reading: Philippians 3.8-14 ; Gospel: John 8.1-11 https://deacongary.net/?p=7