The first Christmas carol of history, which determined for all times the inner harmony of Christmas, had no human origins – Saint Luke records it as the song of the angels who were the evangelists of the holy night: Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth among men, those with whom...
The concern for the beauty of God’s house and the concern for the poor of God cannot be separated. Man is in need not only of what is useful but also of what is beautiful; he needs not only his own house but also the presence of God and the signs of his presence. ...
God has become man. He has become a child. Thus he fulfills the great and mysterious promise to be Emmanuel: God-with-us. Now he is no longer unreachable for anybody. God is Emmanuel. By becoming a child, he offers is the possibility of being on familiar terms with him. I am reminded here of a...
