St. Joseph, My Real Estate Agent: Patron Saint of Home Life and Home Selling

by Stephen J. Binz

Hundreds of thousands of people, including the author, have sold their homes under the patronage of St. Joseph, whose intercession they sought after burying his statue in their yard. The author takes a personal, humorous, light, and loving look at Joseph, depicting his life as a husband and father, homebuilder, and carpenter. He shows that the popular statue-burying practice is not a superstition, but part of a prayerful devotion. He also provides prayer services for selling a house and blessing a new home.

120 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

About the author

Stephen J. Binz is a biblical scholar, writer, and speaker, with graduate studies from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Jerusalem. He has written over three dozen books in biblical theology and spirituality. His books have earned first and second place awards from the Catholic Press Association and three First Place awards from the Catholic Publishers Association’s Excellence in Publishing Awards.

As a popular speaker, Stephen Binz addresses audiences at national and regional conferences, offering keynotes, seminars, and workshops. His audiences include the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the Mid-Atlantic Congress, the National Catholic Education Association, and Fashion Me People. He is also an active member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association.

He is the founder and author of Threshold Bible Study (Twenty-Third Publications), Ancient-Future Bible Study (Brazos Press), Lectio Divina Bible Study (OSV Publications), and the Conversing with God in Scripture series (Word Among Us Press). All of his books in print may be found at his website: www.Bridge-B.com

He lives in Baton Rouge, LA, where his wife Pamela is a member of the School of Music faculty at Louisiana State University.

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very interesting in that it provided a view of Joseph that most people haven't seen or really thought about. Not just about the practice of burying his statue to sell a house, it goes into how St. Joseph can really be helpful to men (and women) in the different stages of family life, and also how he can be a great role model for the average joe doing his job to earn a living. Just the right amount of humour and balanced with a good dosage of scripture and historical background.

[Peter Macinnis · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you can believe this, wouold you care to buy an only slightly used Brooklyn Bridge, one previous owner?