“Listen to Him”

LAST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY (Year A)
When Jesus began to make his way up the mountain, Peter joins him, along with James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They stood with Jesus at the top and looked back over all that had happened, remembered being called become his followers. And now, as the stand at the top of the precipice, they look across the valleys ahead to Jerusalem. What will happen? Where was Jesus leading them?

Have you wondered where Jesus is leading you? Listen to him. … More “Listen to Him”

Transfigured for the World

THE FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION (Year A)
There is no place on earth that God’s love does not go. If we open our hearts to God’s Spirit and go looking for God, we will begin to see God’s presence all around us. Our transfiguration comes as our eyes are opened and our hearts changed. And the people who seemed so different from us before — the poor and the marginalized — we will see them as they really are: made in God’s image, just as we are; we will see how Jesus’ life was spent for them, just as it was for us. … More Transfigured for the World