St Joseph Statue Patron Saint of Fathers. Written by: Kristina Wright. This article was originally published on Simple Most.

California couple Jackie and Peter Halpin sang in praise around a statue of The Virgin Mary that emerged unscathed from the southern California wildfires that claimed their home.

In the spirit of spring and St. Joseph's Day on March 19, pasta con sarde is a highly anticipated dish made with sardines (either fresh or from a can) and strand pasta like bucatini or perciatelli.

It was late on a Tuesday afternoon in 1989 when Chuck Toeniskoetter swung open the doors of Saint Joseph’s church in downtown San Jose to show his family what he’d been working on.