December 20, 2025
Advent with the Saints: Joseph
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 20, 2025
Joseph is the silent figure in the Christmas stories. We never hear him speak; his annunciation—in Matthew’s Gospel—narrates Joseph’s story without giving us any of his words.
Holy Refugees
Herman Sutter
December 20, 2025
The Holy Family knew the hardship of being refugees, outsiders dependent on the kindness and generosity of others. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus—in this sense—are icons of the refugee, orphaned from their homeland, a new Israel.
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