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Following St Joseph’s example as Christmas draws near

December 18, 2022

The Virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call Him Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God is with us’. In the final week of Advent the Church naturally focuses on the figure of the Mother. But every third year, the Church bowls us a bit of googly when the Sunday

The Blessed Mother Was a Perfect Mother, and Her Home Must Have Been a Zoo

December 28, 2020

Mary Pezzulo watched her share of Christmas dreck when she was a child. Most were harmless cheesy fun, but she didn't like the Little Drummer Boy.

St Joseph was a ‘dreamer’ of quiet strength, says Pope

March 21, 2017

The Pope reflected on St Joseph during his morning homily yesterday

In times of stress I write notes to St Joseph, says Pope Francis

February 10, 2017

The Pope told religious superiors that prayer, not tranquillisers, helped give him a sense of peace

Amid a ‘crisis in fatherhood’, bishop urges fathers to look to St Joseph

March 18, 2016

Bishop Egan says the saint offers an 'inspiring example' of what being a man means

Praying to St Joseph for a spouse can have unexpected results

March 11, 2016

If St Valentine's Day is for romance, the Feast of St Joseph could be devoted to love and marriage

Denying people water is ‘a great injustice’, says Pope at Nairobi slum

November 27, 2015

Pope Francis denounced the conditions slum-dwellers are forced to live in

St Joseph would have ‘downed tools to applaud Living Wage’, says bishop

May 01, 2015

Bishop Drainey says a Living Wage would bring dignity back into the workplace

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