Today's festival demonstrates the faithfulness of the Holy Family, but also reminds us of the profundity of God's grace, the light in the darkness of John's gospel, the promise of redemption, the fulfillment of prophecy, and our own baptismal vows.
The eternal Word of God takes on human flesh and the timeless dwells in time, among us as one of us. What a gift this is, far surpassing any earthly treasure and worthy of our thanks and prayer all the year long.
Christmas is a strange story that, in church, we talk about all of the time. So often that we forget how unusual it is. But for all of the strange details, why does it happen at all?
