In the latter, it stands third in a series of epiphanies of the Lord. The first was to the Gentiles. The second — his baptism — was God’s epiphany to his Son. The third is the sign at Cana. Epiphanies ...

AN ARTICLE that I read recently called the baptism of Jesus “a delicate problem of apologetics”. To understand Luke’s version, we must decide whether he is using Mark only, or another source as well.

Who it was that we were preparing for. This season of Epiphany gives us some of the answers to that question. On the Sundays after the feast where the magi came bearing gifts, each one telling us ...