Charitable Works
If we are honest with ourselves for one minute, we have to admit
we are amazingly blessed. Our lives are not without disappointments
and struggles. Still the very fact that we live in a country so
abundant with life and liberty makes the pursuit of our dreams
possible. It is God who is the source of these gifts.
Archbishop Carlson has challenged us in his recent statement
Taking Stewardship Seriously to recognize that we are
dependent on God for all our gifts. How we respond to the challenge
is crucial. Pope Benedict XVI offers guidance in this encyclical,
Charity in Truth: "As the objects of God's love, men
and women become subjects of charity, they are called to make
themselves instruments of grace, so as to pour forth God's charity
and to weave networks of charity" (5).
We invite you to share your gifts with others at St. Joseph
Parish and in our local community.