Sunday, March 7th Scripture Ex 20: 1-17 Ps 19:7-14 1 Cor:1: 22-25 Jn 2: 13-22 Reflection For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 1 Cor. 25 What a conundrum this brief passage from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians offers us! It is […]
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Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday, February 28th Scripture Gn 22: 1-2, 9a. 10-13, 15-18 Ps 116: 10, 15-19 Rom 8: 31b-34 Mk 9: 2-10 Reflection “This is my Beloved Son, Listen to Him.” Little did Peter, James, and John know when they climbed the mountain with Jesus that they would come down the mountain completely astonished and changed by […]
First Sunday of Lent
Sunday, February 21st Scripture Gn 9: 8-15 Ps 25: 4-9 1 Pt 3: 18-22 Mk 1: 12-15 Reflection The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert. . . [Jesus said], “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand.” Mark 1: 12, 15 On this first Sunday of Lent, from the […]
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 17th Scripture Joel 2: 12-18 Psalms 51: 3, 5-6ab, 12-14 2 Corinthians 5: 20 – 6:2 Matthew 6: 1-6 – 16-18 Reflection “A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.” Ps. 51: 12 This psalm is a prayer of repentance that confesses our wrongdoing and recognizes […]
Congregation of St. Joseph Supports U.S. Catholic Bishops in Standing With and For At-Risk LGBT youth.
The Congregation of St. Joseph supports the recent statement, “God Is On Your Side,” written by twelve U.S. Catholic Bishops in support of at-risk LGBT youth. We believe in and respect the God-given dignity of all human life, including LGBT youth who often face severe bullying, harassment and violence, as well as being at higher […]
Congregation Supports Newly Enacted Policies
The Congregation of St. Joseph welcomes the decisions made by the new President and administration enacted on January 20th relative to immigration, the promotion of diversity, the care and protection of our environment, and care for all people. We are hopeful these actions are received in a spirit of openness and signal the beginning of […]
Congregation of St. Joseph Condemns Violence, Calls for Unity
The Congregation of St. Joseph is deeply saddened and disturbed by the events that transpired in Washington DC. We are heartbroken by the words and violent acts that seek to divide us, and lift our hearts in prayer for peace and in hope that we will find a way to repair fractured relationships and restore […]
The Epiphany
Wednesday, January 6th Scripture Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Reflection Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage. Mt 2:2 The Magi were wise, they dropped everything, went out of their way and found Jesus […]
New Year’s Day
Friday, January 1 Scripture Nm 6:22-27 Ps 67:2-3,5-6,8 Gal 4:4-7 Lk 2:16-21 Reflection So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God Gal. 4:7 When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before […]
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24th Scripture 2 Sm 7:1-5,8b-12,14a Ps 89:2-5,27,29 Lk 1:67-79 Reflection By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us …Lk 1:78 In the passage from Luke, we hear Zachariah’s prophecy. He speaks of God’s mercy and the promise made to our ancestors. The other scripture passages […]
