The following meditation on Saint Joseph was recently sent out as our Christmas Letter. I hope you find it of some value.

Contemplating a Nativity scene, we behold a divine Infant, an immaculately conceived Mother, and a foster father who somehow remains the most obscure of the three figures. Father Feeney, who loved Saint Joseph very much, made this observation about him: “Joseph did not live a hidden life for the sake of never being known to us. Joseph lived a hidden life for the sake of being discovered by us, through simple insight and innocent love.”

Especially since the time of Saint Teresa of Avila, many saints have delighted their souls in holy “discovery” of both Saint Joseph’s greatness and his intercessory power. Continue reading →