The Lord God took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so,” he added, “shall your descendants be.” Abram put his faith in the Lord, who credited it to him ...

As in all things, when we read a pas-sage presented to us in the Lectionary from the holy Gospel, we need to place it into ...

The transfiguration prepares us for the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. St. Luke’s telling of the event draws us into the mystery of divine love, a love that embraces human suffering and ...

Jesus transfigured His body to reveal the divinity with in Him. Jesus knew that very soon Peter, James and John would behold ...

In these first two weeks of Lent, we've begun a new stage of our Holy Year pilgrimage. We've seen human frailty and the glory ...

Though the Feast of the Transfiguration on 6 August has been celebrated in the East since the sixth century, where it is still one of the Twelve Great Feasts, ...

Way back in 1991, my brother Manong Oscar was the secretary of transportation and telecommunication. In a jest, I was often introduced then as Father Jerry, secretary of transfiguration and ...

Sunday, March 16, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36.

Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, justice and concern for those most impoverished and marginalized, offering a radical invitation to all to enter into the kingdom of God.

Now is not a time to deny that it is dark, says Sr. Christine Schenk. It is a time to lean on God's own Spirit to help us ...

The Word of God on this Second Sunday of Lent reveals a great truth: the Lord is our Light and our Salvation; he will ...