What is man that you should keep him in mind, mortal man that you care for him? (Ps 8:5) That Almighty God should take any particular interest in human affairs is a marvel that defies full comprehension. God has no needs. He is “perfectly blessed in himself” (CCC §1). Only “sheer goodness” could motivate such concern for man. That God’s Eternal Son descended to live a human life and to die a human death and so merit redemption for [...]