On the Second Sunday of Lent it is customary to read about the transfiguration of Jesus. This episode emphasizes by way of anticipation the glorious aspects of the risen Jesus while noting that what ...

The readings for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 8) focus on prophets. The text from Ezekiel tells us that, whether people listen or not has nothing to do with the truth of the prophet’s ...

Statue of Elijah on Mt Carmel. (Credit: Micah Camper from Unsplash.) Listen While every era of salvation history has its own unique focus and expression of prayer, none of the other epochs compare ...

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