Abundantly Faithful Not Hopelessly Faithless
Before anything else, a blessed, faith-filled new year to you and your family! May the Lord crown your year with His goodness and may your paths drip with abundance! (Psalm 65:11) The year 2015 has been both very blessed and challenging for me, a year of joy and grief, a year of inner turmoil and peace. […]
The October Prayer To St. Joseph
This prayer was taken from the booklet “Devotions to Saint Joseph” by Brian Moore, S.J., printed and published by the Society of St. Paul. It was written by Leo XIII and is commonly said after praying Our Lady’s Rosary.
St. Joseph, Then and Now; a Simple Man now Exalted, 10 of 10
by Louis Templeman Luke 2: 46, “. . . but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him . . . . When his parents saw him they were astonished . . . . But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to […]
Joseph, Then and Now; Steady Worker, 9 of 10
by Louis Templeman After Herod dies Joseph was instructed by an angel to return to Israel. In Israel Joseph learns Herod’s son is on the throne. This gives him pause. He cannot relocate near the King. Perhaps, he felt the Messiah should grow up near the Temple, but he fears this cannot be. He dreams […]
Saint Joseph, Then and Now; Good Soldier, 8 of 10
by Louis Templeman In Matthew 2: 10-12 we read the story of the visit of wealthy religious men, magi, from the east.Joseph received these magi into the house where he was renting space. He is not mentioned. He is silent. Yet, he is in charge. Mary is young. Had recently given birth. Was busy with […]
Saint Joseph, Then and Now; Hidden, Ignored yet Fruitful, 7 of 10
by Louis Templeman Luke 2: 25, “Simeon . . . came in the Spirit . . . when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law . . . The child’s mother and father were amazed at what was said about him and Simeon blessed them . . . […]