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Hispanic Cultural Festival & Season of Creation Wrapup Highlight Later September, Early October Activities

September 5, 2023

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the United States from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, and here at St. Joseph we’ll have our own local version of a celebration on ...

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Contemplative Pilgrims and Other News

September 5, 2023

On Friday, September 29, 10 members of the parish community will depart from the parish parking lot en route to a weekend silent retreat in the Cistercian tradition at Holy ...

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Pastor’s Homily — 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 2, 2023

“Get behind me Satan!  You are an obstacle to me.” These harsh words of Jesus leap off the page in today’s Gospel and ring uncomfortably in our ears.  It might ...

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Deacon Newton’s Homily — 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 27, 2023

In the Gospel today Jesus wanted to know who people thought he was. They in general believed him to be a prophet. When he asked his disciples who they thought ...

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Pastor’s Homily — 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 25, 2023

This summer when you have come to church and you hear us proclaiming the Gospel,  Jesus is telling parables and healing people and working with his disciples.  Now, everything is ...

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Standing With Ukraine Through Slovakia

August 24, 2023

As the lawless and barbarian invasion of Ukraine continues, so too must our spirit of solidarity and our readiness to respond in prayer and Christian charity. The weekend of September ...

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Happy & Fruitful Season of Creation!

August 24, 2023

In the past several months, parishioners have seen the tremendous and dramatic upgrade of our parish grounds, with the addition of Isidoro’s Community Garden and the flourishing of the Sensory ...

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Contemplative Corner

August 24, 2023

Here’s what’s new and upcoming in our contemplative programming at the parish: LITURGY OF THE HOURS GETS A BOOST — To attract more people to either personal or communal experiences ...

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Pastor’s Homily — 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 18, 2023

St. Joseph Catholic Community, Bound Brook, NJ 20 AUG 2023: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 56:1,6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; MT 15: 21-28. Maybe it’s because I’m a priest, but ...

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Pastor’s Homily — 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 11, 2023

“He went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone.”  And, again, we see Jesus going from that contemplative prayer into action, ...

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