The Gospel of the Second Sunday of Lent always features Jesus’ Transfiguration. Why the Transfiguration is so important in the context of Lent is suggested at the end of today’s Gospel from Mark ...

The story of the Transfiguration bids us to let go of inadequate images of God in order to discover something new. Free of our preconceptions, we can be surprised by God's unimaginable designs.

In his brief homily at a Roman parish Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on the beautiful faces of Jesus during the Transfiguration and the Resurrection, saying they give us the hope and courage needed to ...

"And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light" (Matthew 17:2). This verse comes from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels ...

For Western Christians and Orthodox who follow the New Calendar (that is, most American Orthodox, but not us Old Calendar people), today is the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ. Here, from ...

The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Aug. 6 is a major feast of both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and has often been depicted by both in art. In the West, the Transfiguration has been ...

Did you ever wonder how the image of God as an elderly man with white hair got started? The Book of Daniel has probably inspired lots of artists, the most influential being Michelangelo. Interestingly ...

The Basilica of the Transfiguration, a Franciscan church located on Mount Tabor, December 31, 2016. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90) Firefighting services forbade Christians from gathering on Mount Tabor in ...