“I have never known anyone who … honored him by particular services who did not advance greatly in virtue, for he helps in a special way those souls who recommend themselves to him,” said St. Teresa ...

St. Joseph’s Day is, in Italy, also Father’s Day — which isn’t at all surprising as St. Joseph was, of course, the foster father of Jesus. This feast and festival — which always falls in the midst of ...

Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, appears almost as an after-thought in the Christmas story. Mary receives top billing. Luke barely mentions Joseph although Matthew’s account gives Joseph a more ...

We must envision a kingdom that outlasts us. We all know the first words of Genesis: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Far fewer of us can recall the last words of Genesis: ...

Matthew’s gospel tells the story of Joseph and how Joseph learns that Mary is pregnant with the Messiah. Joseph was a descendant of Abraham, as shown in Matthew’s detailed description of Jesus’ ...

In his book “Assimilation versus Separation: Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel,” Aaron Wildavsky examines Joseph’s career. Wildavsky, who had a distinguished ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

Merle Rubin is a contributing writer to Book Review. IN the years when Germany was besieged by inflation, depression and social unrest, Thomas Mann -- whose active role in defending the beleaguered ...