“St. Joseph was the first adorer,” St. Peter Julian Eymard recounts in his book The Month of St. Joseph. “Have confidence, strong confidence in him. Take him as the patron and model of your adoration.

This Christmas, if you see a Nativity scene with Joseph’s silhouette leaning quietly over the Christ-child, pause for a ...

The Catholic Church considers St. Joseph a role model of fatherhood and faith. In many countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on his feast day, writes Gloria Falcão Dodd, research professor at the ...

“I like St. Joseph very much. He’s a strong man of silence,” Pope Francis told families during his 2015 trip to the Philippines. His next words opened another way to pray for the intercession of St.

The feast of St. Joseph, celebrated on March 19, honors the foster father of Jesus and the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was one of the most important figures in Jesus’ life and yet one of the ...