Neilson Carlin, “The Death of Saint Joseph, with Mary and Jesus” (photo ... “a sudden and unprovided for death.” That is why Christ instituted a special sacrament for the sick — the ...

Joseph, the beloved spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus ... be close to Christ, we also today repeat to you ‘Ite ad Ioseph’ — Go to Joseph!” The Catholic Church ...

Many countries with a Catholic heritage, however, such as Portugal and Spain, have already honored fathers on March 19: the feast of St. Joseph, husband of Mary and patron saint of fathers ... role in ...

Winter and Ollie belong to Feilding couple Amy Blok and Jonathan Godfrey, who dress up as Mary and Joseph to re-enact the coming of Christ at Christmas parades in neighbouring towns, joining wise ...

The practice of commenting on religion and politics frequently takes one to strange places. Say, for example, having to parse a statement like this defense of former Alabama Supreme Court Justice and ...

“The beautiful and the good, ultimately the beautiful and God, coincide,” said Pope Benedict XVI while he was a Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ... stand statues of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd ...