The Herod Objection

Or, Why fear January 6?

For at least a few years to come, the princes of the Western world will succeed in making the events of January 6, 2021, an annual memorial of “threats to democracy.” For Christians, however, January 6 will remain the feast of the Epiphany of our Lord—not only in 2022 but usque in saeculum. Long called Twelfth Day (or Twelfth Night) in English-speaking …