The Gospel passage that we read and heard today follows immediately after the account of the Lord’s Transfiguration. And we cannot help but be struck by the painful, terrifying contrast between these two worlds. On the Mount of Transfiguration, Christ was revealed as Man in the full glory of His humanity, not only shining with […]

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Today we remember the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the first disciples of Christ. “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed […]

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