Other breads may be shaped like lambs, doves, crosses and staffs ... sawdust that carpenters, like St. Joseph, had in their work areas. They also can be symbols of the dust associated with ...

"In pre-literate societies, one way to talk about ideology and theology was to use symbols," said Xavier University's Kim Vaz, who has worked with the students on St. Joseph altars for three years.

Today’s St. Joseph Day tables or altars can be lavish and festive or simple with shapes and designs that represent symbols and the life of St. Joseph and of Jesus. Many Italian-Americans recount ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. St Joseph, the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus, exerts a powerful and enduring influence on the Christian imagination. His feast ...