Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion — Deacon Newton reflection
We all know that Jesus came to save us from our sins, but why did he have to experience the Passion, such an extreme means to save us? That’s because ...
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion — Pastor’s Message
Famous in its own right, our second reading today from Paul to the Philippians charts the theological and human meaning behind what we just heard in the Passion narrative. And ...
Easter Season 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Community
For 50 days the church celebrates Easter around the world in little and big ways. Here at St. Joseph, we have our own mix of special events and ordinary activities ...
Earth Day 2022: Parish Work Day and Social
The 52nd commemoration of Earth Day is set for Friday, April 22, which in the Catholic calendar is part of the Easter Octave. In the spirit of resurrection and new ...
5th Sunday of Lent — Pastor’s Homily
As we arrive at this final Lenten Sunday Gospel of the season, we see how Jesus’ role has developed over these Sundays. When we began the season, Jesus was in ...
HOLY WEEK / SEMANA SANTA 2022
Here is the Holy Week lineup at St. Joseph Catholic Community for April 10-17, 2022: PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION SUNDAY APRIL 10: Regular Sunday Mass schedule, but with ...
4th Sunday of Lent (C) — Pastor’s Homily
Whether it’s the retired star athlete hired by his former team to be a goodwill ambassador in the community, or legit diplomatic professionals who serve their country at the United ...
Mission Co-Operative Partner Named
Each year parishes in the Diocese of Metuchen are assigned a missionary community to support through the annual Mission Co-Op Appeal. Our 2022 community is the Pallottine Fathers, also known ...
Third Sunday of Lent (C) — Pastor’s Homily
This is a strange Gospel, it starts off sounding like the daily news. First, we hear the example of the people killed while in the middle of worship, other people ...
2nd Sunday of Lent — Pastor’s Homily
This famous Gospel of the Transfiguration of Jesus, along with other stories in the Bible – and beyond – of divine glory and mystical experiences, can, for some people, actually ...