The best way to get at the Church’s understanding of the Feasts is to look at the Old Testament readings for that feast.

Abba Sisoës and the importance of understanding ourselves as “the chief of sinners”

Looking at some of the structure of Luke’s Gospel to understand the importance of persistence in prayer and the nature of the Kingdom of God

What is the point of our diversity? How does speaking the truth in love make us one?

We know what we need to do; Christ in His baptism shows us how to do it.

The magi and the shepherds who were there
Beheld a wonder that we cannot share;
Absent, as usual, will we never see
A revelation or epiphany?
When will it be our turn in Bethlehem?
Or is it all that wise to envy them?
They heard some angels sing and saw a light
And knew of something special in that night,
But further into time they could not go;
They did not know what their descendants know:
That light is Light, that night is Night, that love
Is Love restored to Life by God above;
They knew of birth; we know of death, and more;
What happens after saves what goes before:
The gift of Christmas is a pledge of peace;
The gift of Easter shows it does not cease.

—Dr. Lee M. Johnson

Who is our Father?

What shall we do to inherit eternal life?

…for He cares for you.

St. Paul’s conclusion and its context