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"And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light" (Matthew 17:2). This verse comes from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels ...

On our worst days, we might say that we feel as bad as we look on our driver's license. At the other end of the spectrum, wealthy people can commission their portraits that erase blemishes and make ...

For Western Christians and Orthodox who follow the New Calendar (that is, most American Orthodox, but not us Old Calendar people), today is the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ. Here, from ...

Six days later, Jesus leads his three closest disciples (Peter, James and John) up a high mountain where they are alone. This is one of the most dramatic events recorded in Matthew’s Gospel and ...

The Transfiguration. Most Catholics hear of it once a year; it is always the Gospel for the Second Sunday in Lent. Sometimes, when the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Aug. 6) falls on a ...

Sunday, Feb. 28, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass Readings: Genesis 22:1-18 (excerpted); Psalm 116:10, 15-19; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10. It’s the Second Sunday of Lent already. It’s the Sunday on ...