St. Joseph CrescentOct 1, 20212 min readFrom Father’s Desk: 27th Sunday in OTThe Letter to the Hebrews is a wonderful summary of salvation history and therefore is one of my favorite books of the Bible. In today’s...
St. Joseph CrescentSep 24, 20211 min readFrom Father’s Desk: 26th Sunday in OTThe Gospel today presents in pretty stark tones the line between good and evil. These two sides are not equal, goodness grows and is...
St. Joseph CrescentSep 7, 20212 min readFrom Father’s Desk: 24th Sunday in OTToday’s second reading is from the most well known part of the letter of St. James. It is his passage on faith and works, particularly...
St. Joseph CrescentAug 31, 20211 min readFrom Father’s Desk: 23rd Sunday in OTToday’s Gospel is on the weirder side. The deaf man, unable to hear or to speak, is taken off to the side to be somewhat alone with...
St. Joseph CrescentAug 24, 20212 min readFrom Father’s Desk: 22nd Sunday in OTIn today’s Gospel Jesus excoriates the Pharisees and other hypocrites who follow human tradition but forget about the law and love of...
St. Joseph CrescentJul 23, 20212 min readFrom Father’s Desk: 17th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe readings this week are especially beautiful I think. We should read the entire sixth chapter of John in light of Jesus being the “new...