Catholic Answers Live #12705 What Do Modern People Not Get About Jesus? Mary and Divinity - Marcellino D'Ambrosio
May 6, 2026
Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Catholic author and theologian who created the Ascension Press series on Jesus, explores what modern people miss about Christ. He discusses Jesus as the Way, Truth, and Life. He talks about whether Jesus always knew his divinity, why Mary was betrothed despite her virginity, and how visiting holy sites and parables deepen Gospel understanding.
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Jesus As The Exclusive Way To The Father
- Jesus claims exclusivity: he is the only Way, Truth, and Life who opens a personal relationship with the Father.
- Marcellino D'Ambrosio emphasizes that Jesus brings the fullness of truth and a living, transformative relationship beyond mere moral rules.
Parables Build Everlasting Understanding
- Jesus used parables and images because stories stick and have layered meanings for future readers.
- D'Ambrosio notes metaphors let believers continually peel back layers like an onion, so Christian truth never becomes fully exhausted.
Jesus' Self Knowledge Grew Within His Two Natures
- Jesus' human intellect developed while united to the divine intellect from conception, so his self-awareness grows but wasn't suddenly conferred at baptism.
- D'Ambrosio says Scripture and tradition oppose the idea Jesus only became aware of his divinity at baptism.
