Blog

My Dear Parishioners, This past Wednesday was the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and went up a mountain to pray. While He was praying, His face changed in appearance and His clothing became dazzling white. And behold two men were conversing with Him, Moses and Elijah, who…

My Dear Parishioners, We are so blessed to have so many Religious Communities of priests in our Archdiocese. There are the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales who minister our high schools and De Sales University as well as our parishes. There are the Jesuit Fathers who minister at St. Joseph’s Prep and St. Joseph’s…

My Dear Parishioners, It is hard to believe that this is the last weekend of July. Time flies. I do hope that everyone is having a good summer and enjoying themselves. God is so good to us and gives us so many gifts. One of the most beautiful gifts He gives us is the power…

My Dear Parishioners, This weekend Jesus reminds us that there are a hierarchy of loves in this world: Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken from her (Luke Chapter 10) which is based on the Greatest of Commandments “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to…

My Dear Parishioners, A few weeks ago, we took a parish wide survey concerning the time of our Vigil Mass. Between 500-600 people regularly attend Masses here on the average weekend. We received 140 responses to the survey. I do thank everyone who took the time to respond. The survey was about two to one…

My Dear Parishioners, This Independence Day Weekend we celebrate the 249th Birthday of our Nation, and we look forward to our nation’s 250th birthday next year. So, maybe it is a good time to recall our nation’s last big birthday in 1976. For those of us who were alive and can remember 1976, it certainly…

My Dear Parishioners, This weekend we conclude the Month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and we recall that Jesus allowed His Heart to be pierced for love of us. His pierced Heart shows us the depth of His Love for us and reveals His desire to make us His friends in the truest…

My Dear Parishioners, This weekend we have a double celebration of Trinity Sunday and Father’s Day. St. Patrick famously used a shamrock to teach about the Blessed Trinity. The shamrock has one stem and three leaves symbolizing the One Divine Nature and the Three Divine Persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the…

This Wednesday is our 8th Grade Graduation at our parish school, St. Joseph-St. Roberts. Our parish family extends congratulations to those graduating from our school as well as all of our graduates from College, High School, 8th Grade, and most importantly of all, Kindergarten! May the Holy Spirit, through the intercession of St. Joseph, continue…

My Dear Parishioners, In this week’s bulletin we are including a survey slip about the time of our Saturday Vigil Mass. The survey is to see if the 5:00 time is still working for most of us, or if 4:00 will be a better time. If you want to take part in the survey, simply…