Brian Mullins is a permanent deacon in the Rockford Diocese who has been assigned by his Bishop to Saint Catherine of Genoa Parish in Genoa, Illinois.
There is nothing like a good scary movie or story to get the heart pumping. The men and women out there in the world of media know this and use it to their advantage. We even see its abuse in some of the news markets as they try to useContinue Reading
How and where do we meet the Risen Lord? As we continue to journey through Easter, the theme of the readings isn’t just that there are power and authority in the name of Jesus, but that the Risen Lord continues to be present in and through the community, through theContinue Reading
The world doesn’t like suffering, and let’s face it, neither do we. In this morning’s first reading, we see the suffering servant talking about the key to suffering, to salvific suffering. The beginning lines talk about how God has trained his tongue, and morning after morning, God opensContinue Reading
Today at Mass, we heard the lengthy and dramatic story of the arrest, trial, and death of Jesus Christ according to Mark’s Gospel. As one of the Deacons serving our Parish, I had the honor of being the voice of the people. Since COVID-19 regulations don’t allow us to passContinue Reading
We tend to worry a lot about what other people think. In our first reading, we see the typical human response to that. God turns to Moses and informs him, “Go down to your people… for they have become depraved.” Moses had gone up to the mountain to receive aContinue Reading
Today’s Gospel follows the scripture where Jesus healed a man and said, “take up your mat and walk.” Instead of celebrating what God had done, the people were even angrier with Jesus. It says today that they tried all the more to kill him. That statement comes directly after HeContinue Reading
My wife and I went to the Stations of the Cross last night together. Then today, I took my little Smart Car out for a spin. I drove to Belvidere, IL, to drop off a package at the UPS store and then dropped into Saint James for an intimateContinue Reading