December 20, 2025

carpenter working on wood with tools.

Advent with the Saints: Joseph

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.

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holy refugee; refugee boy in a tent; salad darkish/unsplash

Holy Refugees

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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