Today is the solemnity of St. Joseph (husband of Mary, foster-father of Jesus). Since he is not only a great example for Catholic priesthood (he was probably the most devoted man (besides Jesus) ever to Jesus and to Mary!), but also one of my patron saints, I thought I'd offer his biography to anyone interested, as well as a picture:
I think it is sad how often Joseph, the man who devoted himself entirely to his family and is a wonderful example of everything a father should be, is overlooked by many Catholics (and non-Catholics). I always try to think of how he must've felt when the angel from God told him to accept Mary as his wife, even though she was already with child. What doubts might he have had? Would I have sacrificed my life for her and for Jesus as Joseph did? He offers strength and unity to all Christian families!
I've returned to the seminary, and I have a few blog items to report:
Blogburst in Memory of Terri Schiavo: Blogsforterri.com is hosting a 'blogburst' in memory of Terri Schiavo, who was starved to death during a period of 13 days, ending her life on March 31, 2005. Please pray for the repose of her soul, as well as for all those who were involved in the unjust killing of this woman.
New Macs can Run Windows XP: The new Intel Macs from Apple have been hacked to be able to run Windows XP. This, in my opinion is awesome news for Apple. I look forward to buying a new Mac sometime in the next two years and being able to run OS X and Windows natively - it will be a great help for multi-platform website testing (among other things)!
The Evil Squirrel: He has now figured out how to climb the bird feeder pole even with a slinky attached! I don't know what my parents will do next; the squirrel's already gnawed through half of one of the feeders' hangers. I fell over the fence yesterday trying to chase the little rodent, but could not stymie his efforts:
Jeff Geerling
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