During these trying times and the painful but necessary physical distancing from each other, Father Joe will continue to offer words of encouragement.

The Lent We Prayed For – But Never Really Wanted

COVID-19 has challenged us in so many ways. Shattering the routines that added structure and meaning to our lives. Forcing us to prioritize and realize what is truly valuable. Wrap up tight with our Families and craft creative ways to stay in community. Lent is patterned after Jesus’ Forty Day stay in the Desert before His public ministry began. Jesus’ Vision Quest, his time of understanding and clarifying what he should do next to fulfill his call to serve. COVID -19 has become our time in the desert, a Lent that we could never have imagined. Forcing us to look ourselves right in the eye and right in the soul and discover who we are and what we stand for. Read more.

At A Distance