The Congregation of St. Joseph is saddened by and condemns the violence of the past week that claimed the lives of eight people in Atlanta, GA six of whom were Asian-American women, and ten people, including one police officer, in Boulder, CO. We mourn with those who have lost loved ones to these senseless acts […]
Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 1st Scripture Ex 12: 1-8, 11-14 Ps 116: 12-13, 15-18 1 Cor 11: 23-26 Jn 13: 1-15 Reflection “Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end… By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 A […]
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 28th Scripture Is 50: 4-7 Ps 22: 8-9, 17-24 Phil 2: 6-11 Mk 14: 1-15:47 or Mk 15: 1-39 Reflection …He took on the status of a slave, became human!…he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death Phil 2: 5-8 from The Message …She has just done something wonderfully […]
Congregation of St. Joseph Stands with Those Who Are Marginalized
The Congregation of St. Joseph believes in and respects each human person. We stand with those who are marginalized and we are saddened by the effect the Vatican’s latest pronouncement has on the LGBTQ+ community. We know that such pronouncements can bring disappointment and pain, and we lift our hearts together in prayer with all […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 21st Scripture Scrutiny Ez 37: 12-1 Ps 130: 1-8 Rom 8: 8-1 Jn 11: 1-45 Otherwise: Jer 31: 31-34 Ps 51: 3-4, 12-15 Heb 5: 7-9 Jn 12: 20-33 Reflection In Jeremiah we hear of God’s promise to make a new covenant—one in which we will no longer need to be taught about […]
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 14th Scripture 2 Chr. 36:14-16, 19-23 Ps. 137:1-6 Eph. 2:4-10 Jn. 3:14-21 Reflection For God so loved the world. Jn. 3:16 As a teenager in the late 1970s, I remember watching various sporting events on TV. It seemed like every time there would be someone standing in the gallery of a golf tournament […]
Third Sunday of Lent
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 […]
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 […]
