The death of St Joseph is depicted in a stained-glass window at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Photo: OSV News / Gregory A. Shemitz. Last night I had a phone call from my best friend, who happens to be a priest. He told me that his 96-year-old father, Godfrey, had suffered a stroke and was now receiving palliative care. Godfrey is a true gentleman who, at one point in his life, made his home in Mayo with his Irish…
