Reflection for the Beginning of Lent
“Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart” (Joel 2:12). As the Church enters the liturgical season of Lent in preparation for the celebration of the Paschal Mystery, the death and...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Chores and Everyone Pitches In!
This past Saturday at 10am, and every Saturday, the Brothers, Postulant, and Aspirants of St. Joseph House complete their assigned house obediences. This includes cleaning and organizing different...
View ArticleDrawing Inspiration from the Brothers Symposium
The first National Symposium on the Life of the Religious Brother was held on March 25 at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. The event drew religious brothers, priests, sisters, and...
View ArticleCelebrating Our Patron St. Joseph
After a relaxing week off from the academic schedule for spring break, we at St. Joseph House, found ourselves on the cusp of a great celebration – the solemnity of St. Joseph, the patron of the...
View ArticleServing Others, Serving Christ
We are told that by serving others we serve Christ. This is especially true when ministering to the poor. “Whatever you do for one of these least brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew...
View ArticleSpec Unica XL
From March 29-April 2, some of us from St. Joseph House went on the bi-annual retreat sponsored by Holy Cross College campus ministry. The name of the retreat, Spes Unica, comes from the motto of the...
View ArticleKickoff to Holy Week
As we kick off Holy Week, we commemorate the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem. The St. Joseph House visited the Shrine of Christ’s Passion on Saturday before Palm Sunday. The Shrine is made up...
View ArticleBirthday Celebrations!
On Thursday of last week, we celebrated the recent birthdays of two brothers from St. Joseph House – Bro. Jony and Bro. Jesus. We went bowling and, also had some pizza and ice cream. It was a lot of...
View ArticleEaster at Columba Hall
We spent Easter at Columba Hall, the retired community of brothers on the Notre Dame campus. After Mass, a reception followed and then the big Easter lunch. It’s always fun spending time with the...
View ArticleA Shared Seder Meal
Before the start of the Easter Triduum last week, Brother Pozz organized a Seder meal for the community. The Seder meal mimicked the traditional Jewish Seder meal to remind us about the Jewish origins...
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