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Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on the mountain and was Transfigured. Peter wanted to stay there and hold on to the moment, but Jesus gave it to them to prepare them for what was to come. Do we seek grace to hold on to, or to prepare us for the work of being a Christian?

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP breaks open the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, where Jesus uses a series of agricultural parables to teach how how to grow into true holiness, helping others to grow into it as well.

Jesus warns his disciples that they will face rejection because of him. Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds that this still happens today, yet we are not to amplify it by rejecting others too quickly.

Joseph (of "The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat") was sold into slavery by his brothers, but when the tables were turned and they were in need, he forgave them. Jesus sent out the disciples telling them to take nothing with them, no sack nor extra pair of sandals. Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds us that we all tend to carry around a lot of baggage that we need to put down if we are do the Lord's work, and we particularly need to learn to forgive one another.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP pulls out some of the meaning of the Lord's Prayer.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP asks us to think about why we do the good that we do.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP breaks open the readings for this Solemnity, showing how the readings don't explain the Trinity so much as they point to a way to live out our faith in a God who is One in Three, Three in One, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP recalls how Jesus gave Peter a second chance after he denied him three times, so if we feel as if we have failed as a Christian, we should "try, try again", trusting that God will always give us another chance.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP recalls Jesus' words that his disciples were a gift to him from God, and challenges us all to believe that we also are gifts from God.

On Good Shepherd Sunday, Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds us that since Jesus is the gate, we need not fear the wolves howling outside our door. Jesus will protect us.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds of Catherine of Siena's words that we could set the world on fire if we were who God meant us to be, and who God means us to be is followers of Jesus.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds us that each of us, at some time in life, has the doubts of Thomas the Apostle. Let us acknowledge these doubts so that we ca confront them and get to a deeper faith, as did Thomas.