Who
was St. Joseph? Was he just a passive, incidental figure in the drama
of salvation? On the contrary, in every way that Jesus needed a
father, St. Joseph was that for him. And how overwhelming it must
have been for Joseph to be asked to stand in the Father’s place! No
man has ever been asked to do so in such an unthinkable way. Every
priest, and certainly every man who is a father (biologically or
otherwise), should take this to heart.
Caster’s
book provides a unique, in-depth presentation of Joseph from the
perspective of the evangelical counsels and the theological and
cardinal virtues. Each section begins with an explanation of what
each counsel or virtue means and then shows how Joseph models it for
us.
The
descriptions of St. Joseph’s life and character found in this book,
while rooted in the Scripture passages that mention him, are chiefly
inspired by Jesus, who spent the majority of his life at home with
Joseph and Mary. For years, the three of them lived, prayed,
celebrated, studied, and shared, all the while uniting their lives
more intimately with God’s own. Those years in Nazareth were a real
preparation for the foundation upon which Jesus would build his
saving ministry. And as much as Joseph and Mary offered Jesus, he
offered them an ever-expanding awareness of the God that had changed
both their lives. The reciprocity of love that perfectly defines the
home in Nazareth is the very pattern for all family life—and
therefore of the Church itself.
Let
Fr. Gary Caster introduce you to the man who risked everything to
care for Mary and her Son, safeguarding them from harm and cherishing
them with a pure and true love. Joseph was a flesh-and-blood
testimony of what it means to live according to the Father’s will
with one’s mind and heart centered on Christ.
Product Details:
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