Feast of the Transfiguration In the ancient world, a mountaintop was believed to be the closest point to heaven. So it is not surprising the moment when Jesus, before his Resurrection, showed three of his disciples a glimpse of divine glory. Throughout the history of salvation, the top of a mountain symbolized the place where … Continue reading Desiring the Eternal
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From the Desert of Sin to the Mountaintop of Glory
Second Sunday of Lent -AThis second stop of our Lenten journey is a little more pleasant than our first. The desert of a week ago is an uncomfortable place to be. Though we were with our Jesus, we were also with the devil– the devil and all his temptations. “Turn this bread into stone. . … Continue reading From the Desert of Sin to the Mountaintop of Glory