St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
The website for the parish of St Josephs in Colwyn Bay, North Wales
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 “Everyone needs to have the possibility of assuming their own responsibility in the healing processes of the society of which they are a part. When a project is launched that directly or indirectly touches certain social groups, these groups cannot be left out from participating — for example: “What do you do?” — “I go to […]
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Gospel Reflection for Sunday September 27th 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Just as it was with the Scribes and Pharisees, there is always the danger that today I will say one thing and then do the very opposite. It is true; my actions do speak louder than my words! As I try to follow Jesus today, what do my actions […]
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 “It is not easy to forgive, because in quiet moments one says: “Yes, this has done me all the colors but I too have done many. Better to forgive to be forgiven.” But then the resentment returns, like an annoying summer fly that comes and goes and comes back … Forgiving is not just a matter […]
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 “It is necessary to apply merciful love in all human relationships: between spouses, between parents and children, within our communities, in the Church and also in society and politics. “Remember the end and stop hating.” Nice sentence! Think about the end! Do you think that you will be in a coffin … and you will carry […]
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 “In the divine attitude justice is pervaded by mercy, while the human attitude is limited to justice. Jesus exhorts us to open ourselves with courage to the power of forgiveness, because we know that not everything in life is resolved with justice. There is a need for that merciful love… How much suffering, how many lacerations, […]
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 “A virus that does not recognize barriers, borders, or cultural or political distinctions must be faced with a love without barriers, borders or distinctions. This love can generate social structures that encourage us to share rather than to compete, that allow us to include the most vulnerable and not to cast them aside, and that help […]
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 “The Christian response to the pandemic and to the consequent socio-economic crisis is based on love, above all, love of God who always precedes us (cf. 1 Jn 4:19). He loves us first. He always precedes us in love and in solutions. He loves us unconditionally and when we welcome this divine love, then we can […]
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 “In the midst of crises, a solidarity guided by faith enables us to translate the love of God in our globalized culture, not by building towers or walls — and how many walls are being built today! — that divide, but then collapse, but by interweaving communities and sustaining processes of growth that are truly human […]
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 “Let us all rejoice that our loving Creator sustains our humble efforts to care for the earth, which is also God’s home where his Word “became flesh and lived among us” (Jn 1:14) and which is constantly being renewed by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.” Pope Francis WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF […]
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Gospel Reflection for Sunday September 13th 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Again this Sunday the main theme of our gospel is that of forgiveness. The great mystery of forgiveness is that the more we share it – give it away, as it were, the more it grows and spreads. But it does require a very determined decision on our part; […]
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