At the Baptism of Jesus, God declared: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” At the Transfiguration these words are repeated, perhaps with more drama.

We’re in the season when the church is poised to become bigger. In a typical Lent, more than 100,000 U.S. citizens not raised in the Catholic faith will decide to throw in their lot with us. Some of these folks may be represented in your assembly this year

Jesus took Peter and the brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain. His appearance changed from the inside out, right before their eyes.

When Bernard Hebda was in eighth grade, he thought he had an idea of what God was calling him to do, but he wasn’t sure: God either wanted him to become a priest or a bus driver.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Where woundedness can be refined into beauty a wonderful transfiguration takes place.