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The Joseph Option: Fatherhood as a Bridge to Eternity, by William Nardi – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By William Nardi, Zeale News, June 21, 2026

Father’s Day usually brings a flood of neckties, grilling tools, and well-wishes, but behind the annual celebrations is a much weightier and exciting reality. It is a reality perfectly mirrored by St. Joseph, whom the Church honors as the head of the Holy Family.

Our life’s ultimate goal is to pass through death’s doorway into Heaven, where we will be with Jesus. For fathers, the road there is found in caring for our families as a natural extension of our very being — and that mission continues even after we die, just as it does for St. Joseph, echoing into eternity.

Standing on our fathers’ shoulders ….

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