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By Lucy Johnson     Today’s Gospel is about the Good Samaritan.  Jesus told this story as an answer to the question “who is my neighbor?”   Normally, when I hear this reading, I ponder [...]

By Lucy Johnson     Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are featured in today’s first reading.  Growing up, I loved saying the names and singing the song that told of their story.  The three [...]

By Lucy Johnson     In this week’s Gospel, Luke reintroduces us to John the Baptist as a voice crying out in the wilderness.  For some reason, I have always been attracted to the [...]

By Lucy Johnson   Recently, I attended a two-day Catholic women’s conference about four hours away from my home.  In an effort to save money, I drove with three other women and shared a [...]

By Lucy Johnson Perhaps the most rewarding volunteer position I’ve ever held was when I was in charge of the funeral luncheons for the St. James Council of Catholic Women (CCW).  Often times I [...]

By Lucy Johnson   In the early 1980s, Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote the book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, as a reaction to a personal tragedy.  It became immensely popular not only [...]

By Lucy Johnson   As a teenager, I was confused as to why my parents would attend daily Mass.  My mother, in particular, always had a lot of work to do.  But she assured me that she got more [...]

By Lucy Johnson I am not a person who usually holds a grudge. I like to think that I can ask for forgiveness or forgive others when needed. However, after the deaths of my parents, I was faced [...]

By Lucy Johnson    My mother passed away two years ago at the age of 98.  I was privileged to be the only one of seven siblings to be with her at the end – a gift I will always treasure.  All [...]

By Lucy Johnson About a year ago, I was listening to my local Catholic radio station.  The guest was discussing how saying the Rosary everyday for a year had changed her life.  She encouraged [...]