This is Italian artist Titian's depiction of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ with Moses at the upper left, Elijah at the upper right and the Apostles Peter, James and John in the foreground.

Catholics encounter the miracle of the Transfiguration every year on the Second Sunday of Lent. That Sunday’s Gospel early in Lent already points Christians — as Jesus pointed Peter, James and John — ...

VATICAN CITY -- In his first general audience since June, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the Church, explaining that Jesus fulfills the Old Testament by giving a new teaching on mercy in the ...

Readings: Genesis 12: 1-4A; Psalm 33, R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.; 2 Timothy 1:8B-10; Gospel – Matthew 17:1-9 My late spiritual director often told me that ...

The first reading from Genesis and the Gospel from Matthew each describe an experience of human encounters with God. Abram (later Abraham) receives a divine calling, and Peter, James and John witness ...

LOWELL — As the Greek Orthodox faithful gather today to celebrate the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord — Pasha — the eyes of those at Transfiguration of Our Saviour Church may occasionally be ...

Guided by its vision to be one of the primary movers in providing a dignified and decent final resting place for Filipinos, Eternal Gardens has been distinct among its counterparts not only because of ...

Last week, Luke invited us to be with the vulnerable Jesus as he was hungry, tempted and debating with the devil. This week, we glimpse his glory as a person wholly caught up in God. Today's readings ...

"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 ...

May 27—Described in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ was an affirmation to the Disciples Peter, James and John that Jesus was the Son of God and the old law ...