I’ve always been drawn to the quiet mystery of abbeys — in books, in travel, and even here in Louisiana. Until earlier this month I had never been to St. Joseph Abbey near Covington. All I knew about ...

“I like St. Joseph very much. He’s a strong man of silence,” Pope Francis told families during his 2015 trip to the Philippines. His next words opened another way to pray for the intercession of St.

What do a 19th century French-born painter, a three-term Baton Rouge mayor and the former owner of the building that became Baton Rouge’s old post office have in common? They were all Catholic, and ...

Baptized into Christ’s mission, we are priests, prophets, and kings — and St. Joseph the Worker shows us how to live that calling with quiet strength and faith-filled purpose. Bartolomé Esteban ...

This week, across the New Orleans area, descendants of Sicilian immigrants will lay out elaborate altars laden with food and drink in honor of St. Joseph. The tradition, a deeply rooted old-world ...