Sunday Homily

We might well ask what the Transfiguration has to do with Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. What is the meaning of this revelation of God's glory? Is it meant to remind us that, like Peter, we too often desire a comfortable resting place under the cloud of the divine presence?

The three temptations that Jesus faced were not really about satisfying hunger, political power and self-righteousness. Rather, all three were temptations to abandon the relationship between Jesus and God that was revealed at Jesus' baptism.