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Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: True God and True Man: The Practical Paradox – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: True God and True Man: The Practical Paradox

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The "Heavenly Trinity" joined to the "Earthly Trinity" through the incarnation of the Son, by Murillo, c. 1677[1] Image added by BPS publisher.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture, Feb 03, 2025

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. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic liturgical renewal. He writes regularly for a number of Catholic websites and magazines. See full bio.

The union of the human and divine natures of Jesus, from the moment of Mary’s fiat to the Angel Gabriel, is the key to our salvation. Jesus – true God and true man – is a practical paradox of Catholic dogma.

The Incarnation provokes pleasant and profound theological speculation, clarified and corrected by the Church (and in healthy arguments). We need to renew our efforts to understand Jesus as both true God and true man because every age over-emphasizes one over the other. The reconciliation of God and man in the Incarnation provides confidence in the compatibility of faith and reason, faith and science, and faith and morals. ….

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