We’ve just read of the first appearance of Jesus in St. John’s Gospel. I wonder if you’ve noticed how wonderfully crafted St. John’s narrative here is? The Fathers of the Church called St. John "The Theologian". We see why especially in his opening lines, where, beyond all other New Testament writers, he seems to gaze directly into the heart of God. John speaks there of the Logos, the Word who was with God, and who was God. Through this Word all things were made. Yet also: this Word became flesh.
Homily for Sunday 3C; 23 January 2022: Luke 4:14-21
Homily for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, 11 June 2021: John 19:31-37
In our recent Pentecost lectures, Fr. Thomas Joseph White explored how the life, death and resurrection of Jesus reveal the mystery of the Holy Trinity. White’s starting point of course was the mystery of the Incarnation. For we believe - and it’s true! - that the man Jesus is also God the Son; he is at once fully human, and also fully divine.