Far from being a moment of loss, the Ascension opens up a joyful reality: Christ is closer than ever, not limited by space or ...

The day celebrates the life of St. Joseph, "the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, foster father ... more images of him throughout the world than any other saint, except, of course, Jesus and ...

‘The Holy Family,’ by the 17th-century Spanish painter Bartolome Esteban Murillo. The United States celebrates Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. Many countries with a Catholic heritage, ...

At times, we want to be in complete control, yet God always sees the bigger picture ... St. Joseph, the beloved spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus, is celebrated ...

I don’t need a biological bond to be the father of the embryos my wife and I adopted. When a friend recently asked about the genetic parents of our children, I said something about their “real ...

“It’s more the sense that already his father Joseph has likely planted some kind of seed in his mind that he had this auspicious birth, that there was a weight on his shoulders, that [Jesus ...

since Joseph was the legal father who raised Jesus. Catholics believe Mary and Joseph had what the Catholic Church calls a “Josephite marriage” – that is, one that meets Catholicism’s ...

But if she could grab a coffee with anyone from Team Jesus, she’d pick Joseph — the mysterious dad who ghosted his son after Jesus’ teenage Temple visit. Taylor said she believes Joseph’s ...

since Joseph was the legal father who raised Jesus. Catholics believe Mary and Joseph had what the Catholic Church calls a “Josephite marriage” – that is, one that meets Catholicism’s ...