Author: Pflaum

One of the most important things we are told about Joseph was that he was a “just man.” That didn’t mean he was honest only in his business dealings; it […]

After Mary, Joseph, and Jesus returned to Israel from Egypt, they integrated back into their ordinary society. We literally know nothing about what they are doing at the time, but […]

As is so often the case in Joseph’s life, he gets supernatural instruction when a decision must be made. After an indefinite period of time in Egypt, he was instructed […]

One of the frustrating things about the Gospel accounts of the early days of Jesus’ life is trying to pin the events on a historical timeline. As we’ve discussed before, […]

Right after the Magi left, Joseph had a dream in which an angel appeared to him and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay […]

For the past couple of months, we have been looking at the Litany of Saint Joseph, but now we return to the events surrounding Joseph that are recorded in the […]

The final new title given to Saint Joseph, Patron of the Poor, brings us to an issue we’ve discussed before. Just how poor were Mary and Joseph? When we talked […]