Saint Joseph: Young or Old?
How do you envision Saint Joseph? Is he the grey-haired grandfatherly figure of Renaissance paintings or the young, buff man shown in some modern portrayals? While it is a bit […]read more
Saint Joseph: ‘Beloved Father’
The first thing Pope Francis says about Joseph is that he is a “beloved father.” A beloved person is one who is deeply and profoundly loved. In the Song of […]read more
Saint Joseph: From the House of David
Jesus is said to have been descended from the House of David, but the genealogies given in Matthew and Luke differ. One explanation is that Matthew’s ancestry traces Jesus’ legal […]read more
Saint Joseph: ‘A Righteous Man’
If someone were writing a description of you, what would be the first word they would choose? Would they describe your appearance? Your job? Your personality? Or would they describe […]read more
Honoring Trinity and Divinity
It seems appropriate that during the week following The Baptism of the Lord, we honor Saint Hilary of Poitiers (January 13). At Jesus’ baptism, the voice of the Father is […]read more
Saint Joseph: The Father of Jesus
Sometimes it seems as if Joseph is little more than a figurine to be placed annually in the Nativity scene and then packed away for the rest of the year. […]read more
Saint Joseph: A Man with a Father’s Heart
Pope Francis commemorated the 150th anniversary of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church by declaring a “Year of Saint Joseph” to extend from December 8, 2020, to December […]read more
Year of Saint Joseph
Pope Francis surprises us again! He’s been keeping busy during this pandemic and is marking the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as the patron of the universal […]read more
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
December 6 is the feast of Saint Nicholas. Many children hang stockings or leave shoes outside their bedroom doors before going to bed on December 5. Saint Nicholas visits during […]read more
Venerable Emmanuel d’Alzon
The Gospel Weeklies are published by the Pflaum Publishing Group, part of the Bayard Inc. family of publishing companies worldwide. Bayard is sponsored by the Augustinians of the Assumption, a […]read more
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David Dziena
Publisher
David Dziena is the Publisher of Pflaum Publishing Group. He has also served as Executive Editor and […]
Joan McKamey
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Joan McKamey, project editor, joined the Gospel Weeklies editorial team in September 2016. […]
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Erika De Urquidi, bilingual editor, joined Bayard, Inc. in July 2018. During her 15 years as a professional translator […]
