4 Oct 2019
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Order “The Presence is Real” T-shirt Today! By Stephanie Blondin
We love this church! We love that our children have been baptized here and received the sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation here. We love and appreciate it for all it has done for our family. We are so...
4 Oct 2019
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Nursing Home Ministry Opportunity
Help Needed We are looking for individuals, couples or families that would be willing to visit our nursing home parishioners. If you would like to help with this ministry, please call Fr. Kalombo or April at the Parish Office...
4 Oct 2019
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Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage Route in Spain
About a month ago, in my homily I spoke of a pilgrimage I hiked while living in Italy. After the Masses that weekend several people spoke to me about how they had wanted to do something similar in their life. Well, for some time now I have...
4 Oct 2019
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Gospel Reflection: 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
“Abraham told the rich man, ‘My child, remember you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad.’” Jesus paints a depressing picture of Lazarus, a poor man covered with sores laying at...
25 Sep 2019
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Are You Using Your Talents, Time and Treasures to Serve Others ?
At the end of today’s gospel, Jesus says : No servant can serve two masters. We cannot serve God and money at the same time. In all the New Testament, Jesus reminds us this message. The story Jesus tells us about the dishonest steward...
20 Sep 2019
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reflection
Today’s gospel is a long text. But beautiful for our meditation. It is very known . and touching. After reading, we have to ask ourselves some important questions : How do we see people we consider as bad people ? How do we see people we...
20 Sep 2019
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Joy Comes from the Closeness of God
Joy is a characteristic that marks the Christian experience. Joy is the first descriptor that people use to describe someone that is holy. In my short time in the parish, many of you have shared stories of some of the legendary members of...
9 Sep 2019
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At Sts. Joseph and Paul, We are Intentional in Our Discipleship.
The Church as a field hospital, is a popular image for what the local parish is to be. When he first became the Holy Father, Pope Francis, used this image of the Church to communicate to the world the Gospel message. Here at Sts. Joseph...
9 Sep 2019
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“Invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, the unwanted; blessed will you be because of their inability to repay you.”
A wealthy parishioner noted to his pastor that Jesus dined with the rich and famous of his day. He asked, “Do you think Jesus would belong to an exclusive country club if he were here today?” The pastor answered, “I suspect he might,...