Jun 18, 2018
Audio and Video
Bible: Acts of the Apostles #21
As we get near the end of the Acts of the Apostles, we learn more about the shipwreck that Paul experiences (2 Cor 11:25; Acts 27). Even though Paul is held bound as a prisoner, it seems he feels like part of the team to make sure they have safe voyage. Paul does nothing to escape injustice. He has visitors who tell him that everyone will be safe on the ship. Continue reading “Bible: Acts of the Apostles #21”
XI domingo del tiempo ordinario ciclo B 2018
Ezequiel anuncia en la primera lectura el restablecimiento de la dinastía de David. Yahvé mismo trasplantará un retoño y éste crecerá en el más alto monte de Israel, en Sion, hasta convertirse en un cedro frondoso en el que anidarán toda clase de aves. Se trata, pues, de una profecía mesiánica, alusión a un señorío universal a cuyo amparo acudirán todos los pueblos. Esta imagen la encontramos de nuevo en la parábola evangélica del grano de mostaza del evangelio de hoy. El soberbio árbol del imperio de Babilonia será humillado por Yahvé, que ensalzará al humilde árbol de la casa de David. De un renuevo suyo nacerá el liberador de Israel. Continue reading “XI domingo del tiempo ordinario ciclo B 2018”
Cultural Contradiction: Miss America Cancels Swimsuits, as More Americans Back Porn
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — While the nation’s largest beauty pageant is proudly covering up in the name of women’s empowerment, Americans increasingly believe pornography to be morally acceptable — a trend that one Catholic commentator finds to be incoherent.
www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cultural-contradiction-miss-america-cancels-swimsuits-as-more-americans-bac
She Found Jesus in a New Age Temple
Sitting lotus style, inhaling the cool lake air and listening to the serene sounds of a flowing waterfall, Jess Echeverry sought to calm her spirit. She was on a journey to healing at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple in Pacific Palisades, California. By 2006, Jess had experienced a certain amount of healing, but there was still a hole that hungered to be filled. …
www.ncregister.com/blog/armstrong/she-found-jesus-in-a-new-age-temple
Northern Illinois Mobile Food Pantry
The Mobile Food Pantry truck will be at St Joseph Church on Wednesday, June 20th from 1:00 to 3:00pm. A parishioner of St Joseph has made this gift to our community. We need at least twenty volunteers to help unload and distribute the free groceries. Workers will need to check in at the breezeway before 12:45pm. If you can help, please call Mary Koppi at 815 232-4687.
X Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario ciclo B 2018
Vivimos en tiempos en que lo femenino se ha convertido en tema de continuas reivindicaciones. Algunas veces esas mismas reivindicaciones parecen caer en mostrar lo peor a lo que puede llegar la mujer: exhibir su cuerpo como una cosa, volverse vulgar, ordinaria y con alguna frecuencia, blasfema. Continue reading “X Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario ciclo B 2018”
Bible, Acts of the Apostles #20
Within a week after Paul was in the hands of the governor, Ananias was there to make accusations against Paul. He was held in Herod’s praetorium near Caesarea where the governor was. Paul’s accusers gave an eloquent presentation, but nothing of substance. They butter up the governor; they want to cover up their accusation of Paul. The judge, Felix, heard Paul and seemed to favor Paul somewhat. It seems Felix may have been a wise man, but not all pure. He never prosecuted Paul, but was hoping to get a bribe from him. His wife was Jewish, but there is no mention of how she reacted to Paul. Like Herod, who heard John the Baptist, Felix likes to listen to Paul, until Paul talks about God’s judgment. Paul ends up in jail there for two years until Felix dies. Continue reading “Bible, Acts of the Apostles #20”
The Strategy of Our Enemies
Some helpful thjings to know in your struggles in faith and temptations. Each Homily is different and adresses different problems you may have. Unfortunately, the recording of the 8am mass failed, but we have the 4pm and 10:30am Homilies recorded.
4pm Mass
10:30am Mass
Marian Society Meeting & Shower for the Madonna Renewal Center
The Marian Society will meet on Thursday, June 14, at 7:00pm in Berg Hall. Sister Theo and Colleen Fenn will bring us up-to-date on the renovation of the former St Francis School in order to become the Madonna Renewal Center, a residential facility for women facing unplanned pregnancies.
After several years of fundraising, setbacks and much hard work, the Blue Nuns are ready to open their doors to women in need of a safe haven. Big plans are underway for the opening day on Saturday, June 23. However, the Sisters are still in need of the following items: baby bottles, diapers (lots of diapers) sizes preemie to 2 years, onesies size 0 to 12 mos., baby rattles, and towels and washcloths for infants and adults. Please help to SHOWER the Sisters with a gift of one of these items.
If you cannot attend the meeting and wish to participate in the shower, please take your gift to the Church Office by Noon on June 14. Hostesses for the evening are Mary Connors, Toni Ginger, Betty McKenna and Sandy Roser. All women of St Joseph and St Mary Churches are invited to attend.