We moderns often view Jesus as though he were a cute, cuddly, non-threatening buddy of ours who only speaks in saccharine tones about love, joy, and friendship.
Read MoreThe Transfiguration of our Lord is one of the Mysteries of Light. This event truly is light for Christians because it was the clear sign of the Divinity of Jesus. Later on, St. John, one of the witnesses of the Transfiguration, would assert the divinity of Christ by saying that he had “seen His glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father.”
Read MoreJust as Jeremiah expressed his frustration with the Lord for seemingly having duped him into proclaiming the Lord’s words and then facing rejection from those in authority, we Catholics today too must endure ridicule at the hands of a culture that doesn’t want to hear about the inherent dignity of the human person through all stages in life.
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