Greatness through Smallness

Jul 20, 2025    Fr Elijah Estafanous
What if the path to true greatness is found on the lowest rung? In “Greatness through Smallness,” Fr Elijah unpacks Matthew 18 and shows how Christ rewrites our obsession with status: The disciples’ blind spot They argue about rank while walking with the King who was born in a manger. A child in the center Jesus places a little boy—traditionally St Ignatius of Antioch—before them and says, “Become like this child or you will not enter the kingdom.” St Ignatius’ fearless witness From child to bishop, Ignatius chooses martyrdom over comfort, proving that real strength is poured out for others.