St. Joseph Catholic Church

The parable of the fig tree includes a detail that will make sense to any gardener.  If a tree or plant is not productive, it may benefit from having its roots stirred up and a little manure applied.  In the same way, if we have stopped producing and growing morally, …

January 31, 2010 The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” In today’s Gospel, people didn’t recognize Jesus as anyone more than just a Nazarean like them. He was merely the son of Joseph. Like Jesus, some people don’t get recognized. Recently more than 1,000 folks hurried …

January 24, 2010 The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Sometimes we hear the word, but just don’t understand. The people in the synagogue did not recognize that Jesus was talking about himself when he declared that he was the fulfillment of the scripture …

January 17, 2010 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Timing is everything. Jesus was waiting for a sign from the Spirit to begin his ministry. He went to a wedding at Cana with his disciples and his mother, who noticed that the young couple had run out of wine. She told …