The Son of man himself epitomizes the earth and Heaven, the Creation and the Creator, the flesh and the Spirit. He is the center of the cosmos and of history, for in him the Author and his work are united without being confused with each other.
Pope Benedict XVI, from his homily on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord (January 6, 2009), quoted in The Heavens Proclaim from The Catholic Company
