Bishop Burbidge’s MLK Day Visit
Photos from Bishop Burbidge’s visit to St. Joseph’s for MLK Day.
View ArticleUS Bishops Release Road Map to Improve Race Relations
A new report, released this month, comes in response to racial tensions that the country faced throughout 2016. Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On a Wednesday morning...
View ArticleSt. Joseph Catholic Church holds Mass and reception for Fargo North Dakota...
Photos from the Fargo North Dakota Pilgrims Mass and reception at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Alexandria, VA – January 26, 2017.
View Article2017 March for Life – Washington DC January 27
St Joseph’s in Alexandria, VA hosted 150 High School pilgrims from Fargo, ND for masses during their time here for the March for Life.
View ArticleNBCC Interviews Father Anthony Bozeman, S.S.J.
An interview of Father Anthony Bozeman, S.S.J. of St. Raymond & St. Leo the Great Parish. Interview takes place at Notre Dame University at the National Black Catholic Congress Vocations Symposium...
View ArticleNorthwest Philadelphia parishes prepare for National Black Catholic Congress
WEST OAK LANE >> Deacon William Bradley, of Mt. Airy, the director of the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Office for Black Catholics, recently led a group from Catholic parishes from around the city...
View ArticleSt. Joseph Manor welcomes retired Josephites
Living in retirement but still serving in prayer By Ariana Cassard Since Josephite priests and brothers devote their lives to the mission of the Josephite Society, where do they go when they retire?...
View ArticleBaltimore mom prays for racial healing, solutions to social injustice
Editors: A video to accompany this story can be found at https://youtu.be/ydoPk9YinTg BALTIMORE (CNS) — Crystal Morris is a busy woman. The 55-year-old West Baltimore resident makes sure her...
View ArticleFour Josephites honored for 220 years of ministry
A jubilant congregation of Josephites and friends gathered in the chapel at St. Joseph Seminary on May 2 to celebrate the lifetime of ministry provided by four Josephite priests. Father John...
View Article‘Thank you St. Joseph for leading us to the Josephites’
Four priests honored for 220 years of ministry By John Powers A jubilant congregation of Josephites and friends gathered in the chapel at St. Joseph Seminary on May 2 to celebrate the lifetime of...
View ArticleA life of service
St. Luke parish in Washington honors long-serving staff for commitment By Ariana Cassard Successful parishes need a dedicated staff. At St. Luke Church in Washington, D.C., two men were recently...
View ArticleCelebrate the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 23!
Do you know why the Josephites are called Saint Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart? It’s because, inspired by Saint Joseph, the Josephites have a very special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus....
View ArticleFather James Albert Hayes, Josephite priest, dies at age 92
REQUIESCAT IN PACE FATHER JAMES ALBERT HAYES, SSJ December 19, 1924 – July 13, 2017 In his 62nd year as a Josephite priest, Father James Albert Hayes passed to a new life at St. Joseph Manor,...
View ArticleBook Collects John Paul II’s Notes from 41 Years of Spiritual Retreats
By Agostino Bono Catholic News Service 8.18.2017 11:15 AM ET “In God’s Hands: The Spiritual Diaries of Pope St. John Paul II” by Pope St. John Paul II. HarperCollins (New York, 2017). 482 pp., $34.99....
View ArticlePriest Asks Forgiveness for Having Been KKK Member Years Ago as Young Man
By Catholic News Service 8.23.2017 12:03 PM ET ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — Writing in the Arlington Catholic Herald, Father William Aitcheson, a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, asked forgiveness for...
View ArticleSan Diego Bishop Denounces Racist Beliefs, Actions As ‘Blasphemies’
By Denis Grasska Catholic News Service 8.24.2017 4:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Denouncing racist beliefs and actions as “blasphemies” against God, Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego joined with...
View ArticleRacism ‘Remains Pre-Eminent Sin of Nation, Church,’ Says Brooklyn Bishop
By Ed Wilkinson Catholic News Service 8.25.2017 3:32 PM ET BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn is forming a new commission to study the effects of racism in the Catholic Church...
View ArticleQuotes from 1979 Pastoral Letter ‘Brothers and Sisters to Us’
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Here are some quotes from the U.S. bishops’ pastoral letter “Brothers and Sisters to Us: U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Racism in Our Day,” approved Nov....
View ArticleThe Sin of Racism
By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich Catholic News Service 8.28.2017 2:20 PM ET Editor’s note: This guest commentary on the recent race-related violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, was written by Cardinal...
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