Pastor’s Homily — 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Problem: Life is a drudgery, full of troubled nights, no happiness. Solution: The healing power of Jesus. Of course, I am oversimplifying the problem of the first reading from the ...
Family Faith Formation Kicks Off Third Year
Registration is complete and sessions have begun for our third year of Family Faith Formation, our model of religious education of children (and adults) in St. Joseph Catholic Community. The ...
Lenten Almsgiving: CRS Rice Bowl & Bishop’s Annual Appeal
Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are time-tested Christian disciplines especially helpful to practice during the Lenten season. During Lent, two broad almsgiving opportunities are available to us, with global and local ...
Pastor’s Homily – 4th Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024
We’re in the first days of Jesus’ ministry here in the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark, and even though Jesus has no formal authority in the Jewish religious ...
Pastor’s Homily — 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time B
JOHN 1:35-42 All three readings line up today, which is unusual for Ordinary Time. And they line up around the idea of dwelling near God, creating a proximity with God. ...
Nativity of the Lord — Deacon’s Homily
Christmastime is my favorite time of year. People in general are far more likely to wish anyone well, even if they are a stranger. Don’t you wish it was like ...
Pastor’s Homily — 2nd Sunday of Advent
How can we be like John the Baptist? There are aspects of his life that today would be repulsive and very eccentric: the whole eating locusts-and-honey thing, or wearing just ...
Christmas Schedule 2023
CHRISTMAS EVE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24: 2:00pm — simple, no-music Mass for the vulnerable, socially anxious and seniors (English, pastor presiding) 4:00pm — Mass with children assisting in manger blessing (English, ...
Pastor’s Homily — 1st Sunday of Advent, Year B
The fans of the singer Taylor Swift are known for their fanatical ability to wait for hours and hours and hours at the gates of stadiums before her concerts. Sometimes ...