Death is life’s defining moment — how we leave this life is essentially who we will be for all of eternity. Neilson Carlin, “The Death of Saint Joseph, with Mary and Jesus” (photo: Artwork ...

On Oct. 26, 2022, a Twitter user claimed that scientists at Stanford University had created a 3D model of what Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus Christ, would have looked like.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Symbol and Simplicity. KIMBERLY JANSEN Travel December 19, 2004. The first time I noticed the Holy Family Shrine, it was under construction.

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. December 29, 2024. Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128 Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 ...

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. December 27, 2020. Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128:1-5 Colosssians 3:12-21 Luke 2:22-40.

In the New Testament, there is nothing about Mary’s birth, death, appearance, or age. What we do know about the mother of Jesus is, in fact, quite surprising.

Following Jewish custom, 40 days after Jesus’ birth, Mary and Joseph took Him to the Temple to be “consecrated to the Lord” (Luke 2:23). At the Temple, an elderly priest named Simeon blessed ...

Elsewhere, Luke plainly calls Joseph the “father” of Jesus and jointly names Mary and Joseph as Jesus’ “parents” (2:33, 41). Mary also referred to Joseph as “your father” when ...

February 2, 2025, the Presentation of the Lord: There is something about the mother-child bond that holds even after death. This fact makes it easier to consider all the ways Mary plays a vital ...