Advent

  • Newsletter: December 2025

    Dear Friends of Joseph House: The star of Bethlehem was a silent beacon that led the wise men to the Christ Child, the King of kings wrapped in swaddling clothes, hidden away in poverty and simplicity. Today the star would be easy to ignore. We are more apt to look at glowing screens, and light…

  • Newsletter: December 2019

    Dear Friends of Joseph House: We’re all familiar with Christmas carols but some of our favorite songs of the season are Advent hymns. They tend to get drowned out because Christmas music starts playing on the radio at Thanksgiving and stops on Christmas Day. This doesn’t make a lot of sense unless Christmas is just…