St. Joseph Catholic Church

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 …

An old man named Otto prayed every week that God would let him win the lottery.  Otto dreamed of getting a phone call from the lotter office.  People even began to give him the nickname “Lotto” because winning was all he could talk about.  But his phone never rang.  After …

5/16/10 Seventh Sunday of Easter

Today the church marks another span of 40 days. First came the 40 days of Lent that led us to Easter. Now, 40 days after Easter, we are led to the top of the Mount of Olives for the ascension of our Lord. From this windswept …

5/09/10 Sixth Sunday of Easter

You may have seen the T-shirts that say: “No God, No Peace. Know God, Know Peace.” It’s an important message. Anxiety and depression are big in business in the United States. TV commercials are filled with ads for medication to help people fight these conditions. It …

5/02/10 Fifth Sunday of Easter

After giving her catechism class a very thorough lesson on the Ten Commandments, the teacher quizzed her students. “What was the First Commandment?” She asked. No one answered, so she called on a boy who was staring into space. He clearly hadn’t been paying attention to …