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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...