Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: ‘The Humanity’
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By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture, Dec 23, 2024
Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master’s in moral theology. …
We’ve heard it said, “I love humanity. It’s my fellow man I detest.” The cynical realism of the quip shouldn’t distract us from our obligation to love humanity.
In the closing week of Advent, we celebrate the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary: The Annunciation and the Visitation, with Christmas as the grand finale—the birth of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. But these Gospel accounts may not be as compelling as, for example, the crime of the century—if we can remember it. (There are so many of them nowadays.) Why didn’t the beautiful humanity of the Infancy Narratives make it into the ancient Jerusalem Post (or its equivalent) back in the day?
Some scholars overthink. They question the historicity of the Infancy Narratives and invoke obscure things like “the Q Source.” …
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