The Sisters of St. Joseph were originally based in New York state, had set up several schools there, and had come to the La Grange area with the intention of doing the same here. But another group had ...

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For the initial part, called the erusin, Joseph would give a mohar, a dowry, to Mary’s family. At that point, he and Mary were legally wed.

Whether you're religious or not, you know what a basic Nativity scene looks like -- Joseph and Mary kneeling by the manger of the baby Jesus, surrounded by shepherds, kings, and farm animals ...

Maybe pondering a frightened Mary, a distressed Joseph, and a crying Jesus will allow us to set aside our own facades. If God was willing to put on weakness, that might free us to recognize our own.

Caruso’s “Mary,” starring veteran actor Anthony Hopkins (“Hannibal”) as King Herod, takes viewers from Mary’s own birth to the delivery of her son, Jesus, to the holy temple of Jerusalem.

“He said, ‘Joseph is a hero who defended his wife and defended his baby, and you need to let people know that,’” Caruso said, reporting a conversation with the bishop. O’Connell, who was ...

Kevin was born onSeptember 6, 1967, in Scranton, PA, to John Burton and Donna Mary (Salico) Manger. He wasa 1986 graduate of Dunmore High School.