Imagine that you were among the four hundred people who lived in Nazareth with Joseph, Mary and Jesus. You have known Jesus since he was a boy learning carpentry and other trades from Joseph and others in the small town, including...

We make the Sign of the Cross many times a day at the beginning and at the end of the worship or celebration. But most of the time we do it mechanically. We don’t realize that each time we do the sign of the cross, we pray to the...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, God commands us “Honor thy  father and thy mother, and while we ought to do that every day, we have set aside this day as a special opportunity to honor our mothers or those women who became as...

 Anyone who tries to produce fruits, nuts or vegetables understands that if a plant or vine or tree or branch is not producing or dies, it is just wasting space. It should be pruned or replaced. Jesus tells us that “My Father is the...

“Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts?” The two disciples who encountered Jesus on the road to Emmaus returned to tell the disciples in Jerusalem that they has seen the Lord. Jesus then appeared to the...

Applications for the 2024 Monsignor Braun Council 17247 Barry Cecil Memorial Scholarship are now available. Any Sts. Joseph & Paul High School Senior, Current College or Trade School Student are eligible to apply. Apply today...

 Christ’s body did not remain in the tomb, but was raised to new life, and our own bodies will join Him in glory. It is a great and powerful mystery. Easter is a time of hope and a simple awareness that no matter where you are along the...

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As we approach Easter, we are called to talk and reflect about the meaning of the cross, the meaning of the suffering and the meaning of the death of Jesus. And the question is: Why did Jesus accept to die on the cross? What does the cross...