This Thursday commemorates the mysterious event known as the Transfiguration. This event is hard to understand. Why did it happen? What did it mean? The word "transfiguration" comes from the Latin ...

The first reading from Genesis and the Gospel from Matthew each describe an experience of human encounters with God. Abram (later Abraham) receives a divine calling, and Peter, James and John witness ...

The Transfiguration reveals the glory of Christ and demands a response of listening to and following Jesus, Pope Francis said in his Sunday Angelus address March 1. Last week the faithful were shown ...

Christ’s resplendence in the Transfiguration says more than we think. Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image is everywhere. But what did the God-Man from Nazareth ...

Readings: Genesis 12: 1-4A; Psalm 33, R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.; 2 Timothy 1:8B-10; Gospel – Matthew 17:1-9 My late spiritual director often told me that ...