NEWS

16 Aug

“Wisdom has built her house . . . she says, ‘Forsake foolishness that you may live; advance in the way of understanding.’”

In the Book of Proverbs, Wisdom is “she.” Wisdom challenges us to use knowledge to build our house, to grow in understanding of what we know and...

09 Aug

“Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother?”

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...

02 Aug

“You are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.”

Does Jesus sound a bit harsh? Was he condemning the people pursuing him because they wanted more bread and fish. Or was he challenging them to understand...

26 Jul

“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are those for so many.”

As a result of their nomadic heritage, Semites , both Jews and Arabs, had a strong ethic of sharing food, drink and shelter with others, including strangers, ...

19 Jul

“His heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd.”

Jesus was well acquainted with sheep. Then, as now, herds of sheep were everywhere. In countries like Israel and Jordan sheep have the right of way because...

11 Jul

“Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.”

We all want to be loved and affirmed, or at least to be like and accepted. We definitely do not want to be ignored and rejected. We will sometimes...

05 Jul

“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.”

Many people want to be a prophet in our current age, particularly when the Power Ball and Mega Millions lotteries rise to hundreds of millions of dollars. ...

28 Jun

“If I but touch his cloths I will be cured.”

Many of us learned a valuable lesson in trust and faith from our parents or grandparents with a very simple demonstration. They told us to stand up straight in...

15 Jun

“This is how it is with the kingdom of God . . .”

Ever since the first human being considered the possibility of life after death there have been speculations and theories about what such life would be....

08 Jun

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood

"Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” Jesus told two of his disciples, “Go into the city and a man will meet you,...

01 Jun

“Go and make disciples of all nations . . . ”

It is hard to be in many places in the world without seeing people of all generations using a cell phone to call or text or email someone on the other side of...

24 May

Glimpses of Stewardship by Melvin Fleischmann

Our current Increased Offertory Program at Sts. Joseph and Paul reminds me of ways to be a better steward. At a very young age in 1938 I learned...

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