BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: Logos and love – A meditation for Christmas

St. John’s account of Christmas is austere in the extreme. It comes down to one line: "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." Not one mention of creche, Mary and Joseph, shepherds, or Wise Men.  

Just that simple and rather abstract statement. But that line, and more importantly, the event that it describes, has had massive civilizational impact.  

What precisely is the "Word" that the evangelist is referencing? John tells us in the opening verse of his Gospel: "In the beginning was the Word...