by sjcpost | Aug 22, 2021 | Pastor's Desk
We aren’t comfortable with the idea of submission. Our society champions equality, and rightly so — but it’s a mistake to think that submission is at odds with equality. To submit ourselves fully, we must first be free. We must first be our own masters. God has...
by sjcpost | Aug 14, 2021 | Pastor's Desk
Today, Catholics and many other Christians celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This significant feast day recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ from the earth, when both her soul and her body were...
by sjcpost | Aug 7, 2021 | Pastor's Desk
This and ThatWe AskedLoving Creator,We asked for strength, and yougave us difficulties to make usstrong.We asked for wisdom, and you gave us problems tosolve.We asked for prosperity, and you gave us purposeand brains to use.We asked for courage, and you gave us fears...
by sjcpost | Jul 31, 2021 | Pastor's Desk
Practicing FaithQuestion:I’d like to make some new resolutions about practicing the faith in our family during the year. Do you have any suggestions?Answer:The family is the most essential space for the formation of values and character. Practicing your faith as a...
by sjcpost | Jul 24, 2021 | Pastor's Desk
St. Joachim, Father of the Most Blessed Virgin Feast: July 26th St. Joachim was the ever-chaste husband of St. Anne, the mother of our Blessed Virgin. Though advanced in years, Sts. Joachim and Anne remained fervent in their prayers to be blessed with a child. God...
by sjcpost | Jul 17, 2021 | Pastor's Desk
~ A Return to the Eucharist ~~ “How I have longed to celebrate this Passover with you” (Luke 22:15). When people ask, “Why should we go to Mass?” I answer, “Because Jesus is waiting for you there in the Church, and He wants to be with you — right there — in the Holy...
