By Fr. Joseph Deardorff, C.PP.S. When I was a child, my dad would always tell me that I was named Joseph because my birth was only a few weeks after Christmas and that St. Joseph had played such an important role as a father and caretaker. A picture of St. Joseph...
Fr. Joseph Nassal, C.PP.S., a member of the Kansas City Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. An author and former provincial director, he is now engaged in retreat and renewal ministry. How or why did your parents choose the name Joseph for you? Joseph...
St. Joseph’s story, what we know of it, is defined by babies. There’s the startling pregnancy of his betrothed, Mary, that he had to reconcile in his own heart, with the help of an angel. Then there was the miraculous birth of the Christ-child, of which he had to...
In the month of October, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops invites us to renew our call to “cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life to its end.” As Missionaries of the Precious Blood, this call is woven...
When Dr. Amy McCormack first came to Calumet College of St. Joseph as its new president in 2017, one of her top priorities was to build and strengthen bonds with the local communities surrounding the college in Northwest Indiana. Several events this month highlighted...
