
St. Joseph: Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Love
In this Year of St. Joseph, it’s good to remember him was a real man who experienced all the ups and downs that go with those roles.
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In this Year of St. Joseph, it’s good to remember him was a real man who experienced all the ups and downs that go with those roles.

This week’s Gospel story recounts the tale of Jesus’ multiplication of the loaves and fishes in order to feed the vast crowds that had gathered to hear him preach.

Beginning today, our Gospel readings for five weeks come from chapter six of John’s Gospel, where Jesus is portrayed as the “Bread of Life.”

More often than not the Israelites greeted God’s plans with skepticism. Yet over and over again God defended them and nourished them and guided them.

St. Francis understood that, by accepting our responsibility to care for water, we will say, “Thank you,” to God, the giver of water and life.

GPS cannot rescue us when we’re lost in grief or panic. We need a higher power to guide us out of the mess we make for ourselves.

The Lord saved the Israelites from the sea and brought them safely out of the danger facing them from the Egyptians.

Moses encourages the Israelites to have confidence in the power that God will give them. God will see to it that they overcome the power of Pharaoh.

Two women he barely knew offered to send Clement Mary Hofbauer to the University of Vienna so he could study for the priesthood.

All too often, we take for granted the many things for which we should be grateful. We must remember that not everyone is blessed with such gifts.