Articles on the Saints
The Visit to Elizabeth and Zechariah
JOSEPH: HIS LIFE, HIS VIRTUES, HIS PRIVILEGES, HIS POWER by Very Reverend Archdeacon Kinane (1884) The distance from Nazareth to Hebron, where St. Elizabeth lived, was about 100 miles, and the road rough, lonely, and in some parts desert;...
The Annunciation and Incarnation of Jesus
JOSEPH: HIS LIFE, HIS VIRTUES, HIS PRIVILEGES, HIS POWER by Very Reverend Archdeacon Kinane (1884) From the Gospel narrative it is clear that the Incarnation of the Eternal Word took place, not in the Temple, but in the Holy House at...
Betrothal of Mary and Joseph
NOTE: According to Jewish tradition and early Church tradition, it was not uncommon for some daughters to be presented in the Temple at a young age, to be raised there, and to enter into service at the Temple. They assisted the priests by...
The Holy Family Revealed in Apparitions and to Mystics
Most people think of Mary or Jesus whenever they hear the word “apparition,” but there were several times when St. Joseph appeared as well, either alone or as part of the Holy Family. He appeared to a saint as early as the 13th century,...
St. Therese and her little book!
I just finished reading the life of Saint Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux. The specific book I read was called A Family of Saints: The Martins of Lisieux. Both her parents offered up their entire life to...