2nd Sunday of Advent — Pastor’s Homily
In last Sunday’s readings, we were invited to be vigilant and to have faith and hope in the midst of disasters in the natural world. Today — for this second ...
1st Sunday of Advent — Deacon Newton’s Homily
Wow, in the Gospel reading Jesus’ words sound very disturbing. It speaks about death and mayhem. It says beware, don’t let yourself fall into the trap of not being prepared. ...
1st Sunday of Advent (C) — Pastor’s Message
1st Sunday of Advent: LUKE 21: 25-28, 34-36. The essence of the task of Advent is to stay awake, to be urgently ready and attentive to what is most important. ...
Tuesday, Nov. 23 talk for “Healing Thanksgiving” Week
In a new book that was recently published, On Consolation, the author, Michael Ignatieff, who says he does not go to church and is not a believer, listed what he ...
Monday, Nov. 22 talk for “Healing Thanksgiving” Week
About 100 years ago, the Carthusian abbot Dom Augustine Guillerand wrote this as part of a prayer: “(Oh God)…goodness gives itself – like the sun shines, emits its rays, and ...
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe — Pastor’s Homily
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: John 18:33b-37. From all that parishes have as part of their regular duties, ministry surrounding funerals has emerged as a ...
Advent 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Community
Advent 2021 will be intentionally contemplative at the parish. The spirit of the season, full of watchful and hope-filled attentiveness, lends itself to contemplative practice unlike any other time of ...
Parish Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. Joseph Catholic Community is happy to announce our 2021 program to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe. The preparations begin prayerfully the evening of Friday, December 3, when a novena ...
Christmas Mass Schedule 2021
Join us as we celebrate Christmas! St. Joseph Catholic Community will offer six Masses over a 22-hour period Friday-Saturday, December 24-25 to celebrate the birth of the Messiah. In addition, ...
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time/World Day of the Poor — Pastor’s Message for Annual Parish Mass for Deceased
14 NOV 2021: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time/World Day of the Poor/Mass for the Parish Deceased This Sunday around the world, Catholics commemorate the fifth annual World Day of the ...