In my husband Arthur’s workshop stands a 14-inch tall plaster statue of St. Joseph. He’s holding a hammer and a square (an L-shaped instrument used to measure right angles), typical tools of the carpentry trade. He’s covered in a layer of sawdust and filaments from Arthur’s own handiwork, albeit with more modern tools, like a bandsaw and an electric sander. By Veronica Szczygiel The Carpenter’s Fiat 18 Marian Helper • Spring 2025 • Marian.org “Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus” by Bruno Lucchesi, a bronze sculpture at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando, Florida.
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