St. Joseph’s Day is, in Italy, also Father’s Day — which isn’t at all surprising as St. Joseph was, of course, the foster father of Jesus. This feast and festival — which always falls in the midst of ...

Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, appears almost as an after-thought in the Christmas story. Mary receives top billing. Luke barely mentions Joseph although Matthew’s account gives Joseph a more ...

The question concerning Joseph’s paternity is whether he was a true father or if his was an honorary title. Some consider Joseph’s paternity of Jesus to be based on his father — like love for Jesus or ...

Matthew’s gospel tells the story of Joseph and how Joseph learns that Mary is pregnant with the Messiah. Joseph was a descendant of Abraham, as shown in Matthew’s detailed description of Jesus’ ...

We must envision a kingdom that outlasts us. We all know the first words of Genesis: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Far fewer of us can recall the last words of Genesis: ...