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Joseph and Peter: A Josephological Apology for the Papacy
Today in the New Rite is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Rome, celebrated in the Old Rite as the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Antioch (the Old...
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Saint Joseph, Head of The Holy Family
(In light of today's first reading from the fifth chapter of Ephesians, on the headship of the husband in the family, here are some thoughts from Joshua Filipetto on Saint Joseph as the head...
Nota in Brevis
A Response to Father Scott Murray
In reply to Father Scott Murray’s article “The Perpetual Virginity of St. Joseph?”, which is in turn a response to my article “Saint Joseph’s Perpetual Virginity and the Apocrypha,” allow me to say these...
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Saint Joseph’s Perpetual Virginity and the Apocrypha
Some time ago a good friend of mine asked me to write an article touching on the Perpetual Virginity of Saint Joseph and concerning the portrayal of Saint Joseph as an old widower who...
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Saint Joseph’s Confirmation in Grace
(In Advent, our devotion is focused on Saint John the Baptist, as the precursor of the Christ, but then we shift in the latter days to the Holy Family - Our Lady, Saint Joseph,...
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The Shekinah, A Type of Saint Joseph
Perhaps you may be familiar with the Pillar of Cloud — which may be compared to a tornado — or the Pillar of Fire — which is a firenado — in the Old Testament,...
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The Nature and Extent of Josephology
Josephology is a relatively new branch of theology that has appeared about two hundred to one hundred-fifty years ago. It has its origins in Saint Thomas Aquinas and some notable medieval theologians, continues to...
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Joseph, the Very Type of the ‘Just Man’
“And her husband Joseph, being a just man…” How many times have we as Catholics heard these words of Scripture and experienced the meaning of them go right over our heads? I know that...
