The Gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent is always about the Transfiguration. Although the Fourth Sunday of Lent is Laetare Sunday and the Church dons rose vestments to mark the midpoint of Lent, the ...

For centuries, Christians have observed the season of Lent to honor and remember the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is traditionally done through a reflection on Christ’s life, ...

Just as the First Sunday of Lent’s Gospel is always Jesus’ Temptation in the Desert, so the Second Sunday’s is always his Transfiguration. The Church officially celebrates the Solemnity of the ...

"Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, ‘This is my beloved Son. Listen to him'" (Mark 9:7). This verse, read during the Second Sunday of Lent, is from the Gospel ...

What do you feel when someone says "God is testing you"? Really, doesn't it seem unfair for God to call us into a contest of wits? Knowing we'd never win, Jesus taught us to pray, "Do not put us to ...

Last week, we watched the very human Jesus in conflict with the powers of evil. This week, we see his glory as Son of God. In both cases, Jesus exhibits the epitome of what humanity is created to be.