Saint Joseph Calasanctius Church

09/07/2026

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary — but her crown isn't a symbol of distance; it's a sign of just how close she wants to draw us to her Son.
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She's our Mediatrix of Grace, our spiritual Mother, and our surest pathway to holiness 🤍
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Here are 5 reasons to grow in devotion to our Queen, and don't miss the prayer at the end!

09/07/2026

Luke 4:17-21

09/04/2026

Your first date was Sunday Mass?
In this episode of Echoing the Call, Father Will sits down with Paul and Maria Thrams of Hudson, Ohio, to share the beautiful story of their vocation to marriage
https://youtu.be/H3HEqSQRwm0

09/02/2026

Join the Catholic Conference of Ohio for a monthly Zoom event to pray the Divine Office, delve into Church teaching on important issues such as abortion, assisted su***de, and capital punishment, and learn how you can get involved to uphold the dignity of life in Ohio!
Link for Facebook: https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/DgrqTMjG-aHmKNT2YXV9Vw
For Insta: Sign up at Ohiocathconf.org

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

Inviting all teens!

08/30/2026

Read this article here: https://catholicecho.org/2026/07/15/the-wedding-lasts-one-day-marriage-lasts-a-lifetime/

08/29/2026

How do you know when someone is open to evangelization?
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1. Asking questions about God, good and evil, or the meaning of life.
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2. Reminiscing about Catholic school, nuns, priests or parish activities.
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3. Asking about where they can find Catholic reading materials.
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4. Comments about the pope, the Church or parish activities.
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5. Experiencing major life events or crises such as illness, death, the birth of a baby, graduations, a job loss or transfer, moving to a new home, separation and divorce, financial difficulties, tension, and other stress-related situations.
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6. Experiencing the presence of God during a Mass, a funeral or the celebration of a sacrament.
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7. Noticing your faith, love and deep sense of inner peace.

08/28/2026

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux believed that every Christian is called to grow closer to Christ through prayer, humility, and love. Nearly 900 years after his death, his words continue to encourage us to seek God above all else and to share His love with the world.

08/27/2026

Call it sin. Call it wrongdoing. Call it failings, or transgressions, or brokenness, or "the human condition." It goes by many names. It's the desolate knowledge that things are not right because we have acted wrongly. Sin divides and shatters. It separates us from God, from those we love, and from ourselves.
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This knowledge burdens us. We can't undo what we've done, but we long for relief -- a new start, an end to guilt, freedom to act rightly, a path out of the wilderness. We want forgiveness. We want to be restored.
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That's what God offers us in confession. The salvation that Jesus accomplished for the human race is something we can experience personally. Forgiveness is ours through confession. It's the road back to God. It's a channel of grace to live with new joy and freedom.
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A few decades ago, the Catholic Church began referring to confession as "the sacrament of penance and reconciliation." It did this to emphasize reconciliation. That's the short answer to the question, "Why go back to confession?" We do it to be reconciled. Reconciliation literally means "to meet again." We've lost our way. Confession is the way back home.
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Many people stay away from the sacrament of reconciliation because they are afraid of God. He's perceived as a judge or a policeman -- angry, suspicious, unforgiving. The truth of the matter is that God isn't like that at all. He is a loving Father who desperately wants us to return to him. In parable after parable, healing after healing, Jesus' message refutes the notion that his Father is a vindictive scorekeeper. God wants us back. He'll go to great lengths to find us.