F eatured image: Altarpiece of St. Joseph the Worker, by Pietro Annigoni in the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy On March 19, less than four months after Pope Francis announced the celebration of the Year of St. Joseph, the Church celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph, the highest feast day dedicated to Jesus’ foster father and the head of the Holy Family. But while Catholics may have eaten their fill of zeppole and other St. Joseph’s Day treats, they need not th

CORDOBA, SPAIN - MAY 27, 2015: The Holy Family painting in church Convento de Capuchinos (Iglesia Santo Anchel) by unknown artis of 18. cent. Joseph — son of David, husband of Mary, the humble builder, and adoptive father of the Messiah — stands as one of the greatest saints in the life of the Church. Throughout history, we, as members of God’s family, have realized more and more the crucial role that Joseph plays as “the wise steward the Lord has placed over his household” (

B y Dr. Alan Fimister A ssistant Professor at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary While preaching to the crowds on the day of Pentecost, St. Peter quoted the prophet Joel: “I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” There is a striking inversion of expectations in this prophecy because, in human experience, it is old men whose hopes for this world

Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph Tuesday in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the universal Church . The year begins Dec. 8, 2020, and concludes on Dec. 8, 2021, according to a decree authorized by the pope. The decree said that Pope Francis had established a Year of St. Joseph so that “every member of the faithful, following his example, may strengthen their life of faith daily in the complete fulfillment of God’s will.”

St. Joseph with Christ, Basilica of St. John and Paul Father Roger J. Landry is the national chaplain for Catholic Voices USA and a...

“Now is the time of St. Joseph!” Although it possible to overlook St. Joseph in the story of salvation history due to his silence in the...