by Bishop Robert Barron . March 17, 2019 .

The readings for this second Sunday of Lent awaken a sense of wonder, of a world beyond ours, a mystical consciousness. In the first reading with Abraham and in the Gospel account of the Transfiguration, we encounter mountains, darkness, voices, and dazzling light, all of which signal the breakthrough of a higher…

by Bishop Robert Barron . March 24, 2019 .

Our first reading for this Sunday presents us with one of the most famous and commented upon texts in the entire Bible, in which God appears in a burning bush, a bush on fire but not consumed. God is present to it in the most powerful way, but nothing of the bush has to give in order for God to work with it and through it. When the true God comes close, things are not destroyed; in fact, they become radiant and beautiful.

by Matt Nelson . February 4, 2019 .

by Elizabeth Scalia . March 14, 2019 .

by Matthew Becklo . March 13, 2019 .

by Bishop Robert Barron . March 10, 2019 .

Lent is a time of paring down—a time spent in the desert, if you will—as exemplified by Jesus’ forty days of fasting in these arid, barren lands. He was tempted three times by Satan, and rejected each attempt, giving glory to God at every turn. This is the lesson for us: that we make God the center of our lives and not test him. We are here to do his will, which is clarified through our own Lenten sacrifices.

by Elizabeth Scalia . March 21, 2019 .

by Fr. Blake Britton . March 20, 2019 .

by Matt Nelson . March 16, 2016 .

by Dcn. David Stavarz . March 22, 2019 .