Tagged: Elijah

Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR

Friars Corner: Listen for that tiny whisper

1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Romans 9:1-5; 14:22-33 There is a link in the first and gospel readings today. The Elijah story harkens back to Moses on the same mountain amidst storms, lightning and clouds when God gave him the Ten Commandments. Yet God was not those frightening elements. In the story today, Elijah...

Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR

Friars Corner: Jesus calls us also as friends

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Mark 9:2-10 This Sunday we bypass the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time to celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus. High on a mountain Jesus’ true identity and glory were revealed to his three closest friends. As Jesus becomes radiant in glory, he was...