Suspected burglars' desecration of the Church of the Transfiguration has prompted outcry from leading Christians in the Holy Land. "The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, together with all Churches and ...

Sunday, Aug. 6, is the Feast of the Transfiguration. Mass readings: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Matthew 17:1-9. This feast is ultimately about vision. The Lord brought ...

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 ...

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 ...

A word acquires a more precise meaning in a sentence of which it is an integral part. The Transfiguration is reported by the writers of the three synoptic Gospels in very similar terms. Yet each ...

There is something sacred in places where time stands still—where the wind softens, the land opens, and statues do not mourn, but quietly proclaim hope. For nearly five decades, Eternal Gardens has ...

The Transfiguration was an event which appears in three of the four Gospels, in Matthew 17:2, Mark 9:2–3, Luke 9:28–36. These describe an event before the final days of Jesus when he was executed by ...

A forest fire in the northern region of Israel is threatening the Basilica of the Transfiguration of Christ, according to local reports. The flames sprang up late Thursday at the foot of the wooded ...