by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Several decades ago, when our family was still Episcopalian, a new parishioner remarked that I seemed to have a "high Christology." Responding to my comment that I had no idea what he was talking about, he explained that a high Christology believes in Jesus' … [Read more...]
The Strongest and Greatest Man of All Born on Earth
by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh We aren't better than John the Baptist. Do you have a doubt. Get over it! Remember one more person, the strongest and greatest man of all born on earth, John the Baptist, Christ’s friend. He was in prison, in death horror. He was waiting for death to come, when … [Read more...]
Why The Eternal Word Was Baptized
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon From the traditional accounts of Jesus' Baptism, the Gospel of John preserves only one detail: the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus in the likeness of a dove. This detail is preserved, moreover, not directly in narrative itself, but in a quotation from John the … [Read more...]
