See darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears his glory. Today’s feast of the Epiphany is a manifestation that Jesus is Lord, not merely of the Jews but of all peoples. The Church formally teaches that the light of the Holy Spirit shines not only in Jewish and Christian hearts, but in all people of goodwill. The Second Vatican Council document “The Church in the Modern World” puts this truth simply and elegantly. All this holds true not only for Christians, but for all men of goodwill in whose heart grace works in an unseen way. For, since Christ died for all men, and since the ultimate vocation of man is in fact one and divine, we ought to believe that the Holy Spirit, in a manner known only to God, offers to every...