We commemorate three primary birthdays in the Christian year: Our Lord, Our Lady, and St. John the Baptist. St. John the Forerunner stands in a unique place in salvation history: on the cusp. For some 400 years, the voice of prophecy had been silent in Israel—since Malachi. Yet he had prophesied a coming messenger in the spirit and power of Elijah. Continue reading “Refelctions on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist”
with Fr. Alban Waggener