As he cared for Christ, St. Joseph, whose feast we celebrate on March 19, is someone to ask for protection in any circumstance to include sharing Jesus with others. With reference to St. Joseph, Pope St. John Paul II said, “This patronage
Those whose lives have been touched by adoption are turning in prayer to St. Joseph, entrusting their hopes to him as part of an annual novena.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is offering a March 10-18 novena to the foster father of
A reader asks: “After Saint Joseph learned of Mary’s pregnancy, he did not want to expose her to the Law. He decided instead to quietly divorce her. What was this law? What would have happened to her and her child if she
A reader writes: “St. Joseph could not be that old when Christ was crucified. He was 20-25 when he married Mary. Where was St. Joseph when Christ was crucified? How old was St. Joseph when he died?” Monsignor Charles Pope challenges the
Discover the life of Dr. Michael Brescia, who was a pioneer of hospice care in New York for decades. In sharing the story of his life and legacy, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes that Dr. Brescia “wouldn’t go home at night if he
A new short film reveals the little-known story of how Catholic priests in a Nazi concentration camp placed their lives in the hands of St. Joseph. “Here they are, prisoners facing almost certain death, vulnerable, weak — just as Christ the little
St. Joseph is a silent figure in the Gospels. However, his actions speak loud enough to compensate for any lack of quotation. As Kathleen Naab de Tovar writes in her essay, “What is less noted is what we do have of Joseph,
Christians must not be afraid of being judged or condemned for bearing witness to the gifts and love they receive from God, Pope Francis said.
Before praying the Angelus with some 25,000 visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square March 19, the pope reflected
On March 17, St. Patrick may get all the noisy notice, but just two days later, Catholics celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph — spouse of Mary, stepfather to Jesus, and patron saint of the universal Church, fathers, workers, travelers — just
The Knights of Columbus have announced a special nine-day prayer initiative to Saint Joseph for Pope Francis in view of the tenth year anniversary of his pontificate. The Novena will start on Sunday, 12 March, and conclude on Monday, 20 March, the day when the Solemnity