Dear Friends of Joseph House: The poet T.S. Eliot observed, “To make an end is to make a beginning.” That’s true every January 1st, when we wake up to the light of a new year after saying farewell to the old. It’s also the pattern for life itself: growing, changing, leaving behind what we knew…
Dear Friends of Joseph House: God is the Author of life, the only One who can create, but from the very first moment of our existence other people are indispensable. Pope Leo spoke to this in a homily from earlier this summer: Dear friends, we received life before we ever desired it. As Pope Francis…
Dear Friends of Joseph House: We are so used to thinking of the Joseph House Workshop as our newest ministry that we were surprised to realize this year marks its 20th Anniversary. The time has really flown by! The ribbon-cutting for the Workshop was in June of 2005. Sr. Connie did the honors along with…
Dear Friends of Joseph House: A mother’s heart knows no bounds. It is deeper than the ocean and wider than the sky. It is the closest thing on earth that measures up to the unconditional love of God. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the model of all motherhood. She held her Child in her…