I want to hold up Genesis’ story of Joseph as a mirror to the story of Christ’s Passion — for it tells how God sent a man in ...

God chose Joseph to be the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus; he is considered the second greatest saint. He took an active part in the divine plan of redemption ...

He encountered a passage in the Bible instructing any who lacked wisdom to "ask of God" (James 1:5). Early one morning in the spring of 1820, Joseph went to a secluded woods to ask God which ...

In other words, this is the time for us, like St. Joseph, to be attentive to God’s dreams for us, to the environment in which God has placed us, and to the people God has put in our lives ...

No dad is going to be perfect — even St. Joseph, whom Scripture calls “a righteous man,” wasn’t perfect. However, through God’s grace, and because of his obedience and trust, he was able ...

Your rank in the kingdom of God, surpassing far in dignity and honor of all the angels, deserves our very special veneration, love, and gratitude. Saint Joseph, I thank God for your privilege of ...