St. Joseph Catholic Church

Jesus, en route to Jerusalem, may have formulated his famous parable of the sower in the many would-be disciples he encountered on the way; the hard ground of the Samaritans who reject him; the man whose eager faith dries up at the first sign of adversity; the other who hesitates …

We’ve all heard the jokes that start out, “I’ve got good news and bad news.  Which do you want first?”  There’s one joke about two friends in the nursing home who spent hours reminiscing about their days playing baseball.  They made a pact that the first one who died would …

In the Gospel today, Simon the Pharisee is resentful of the “sinful” woman who is annointing and kissing the feet of Jesus.  Jesus teaches Simon a lesson in forgiveness: “The greater the sin forgiven, the greater the love expressed. Jesus invites us to cancel debts and forgive those who have …