When Jesus’ life was in danger, Mary and Joseph left their home and kin and undertook a long, harrowing flight to a foreign country, where they lived as aliens until the threat had passed.

The story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph does not suit Trump’s ambitions. It does not resonate with the people who would vote for him, who choose to ignore their own Jesus, Mary and Joseph stories.

Decades long (at least) is the commercialization of the story of Mary and Joseph, the miracle conception and birth, the three wise men, the shepherd, the stable, the manger, etc..

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the Holy Family. Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary were forced to flee with their young son from Nazareth to Egypt to escape King Herod, a tyrant.

St. Joseph, as an observant Jew, would have been keenly aware of God’s action in his family’s life and thus made himself, like Mary, “the servant of the Lord” (cf. Luke 1:38).

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 ...

Living Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Church looks at how to treat immigrants, refugees Published: Feb. 02, 2017, 6:06 p.m.

FILE - Aimee Mandujano, left, as Mary, and Peter Vargas, as Joseph, ride atop a wheeled burro during La Gran Posada procession from Milam Park to San Fernando Cathedral, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in ...

By Caitlin O'Kane July 3, 2018 / 12:26 PM EDT / CBS News A congregation in Indiana has placed Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus statues inside a cage on a church's front lawn.

Statues of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus are shown in a cage of chain-link fencing on the lawn of Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis on July 3. The statues were placed there to ...