“Christianity is a stubbornly historical religion. It’s not a philosophy, not a set of ideas, not an ethical system, and not a mythology.”

“It is this need to share Christ’s cross if we are to share his resurrection that stumps the disciples, and it is something that often stumps us too”

“There is no sharp separation between heavenly and earthly, between divine and human in Jesus. When he is transfigured the divine glory breaks out through his humanity.”

“Peter’s mistaken attitude is one of exclusion, wanting to hoard the presence of Jesus for a select group of his immediate followers”

“The world we live in can at times be very terrifying with so much cruelty, so much injustice, even so much physical pain. It should be no part of our Christian faith to deny all this to pretend that everything is lovely and beautiful. It isn’t!”

“Where do you go to replenish, to open yourself to transformation that you will carry with you when you come down from the mountain?”

“The transcendent supernatural mystical is a contact with a person. It's the realm of God and God is a person who speaks to the heart.”

“On the mountain of the Transfiguration there was revealed the perfection of humanity that God intends for all of us, and the means by which we may attain to it: ‘This is my beloved Son: listen to him’”

“What Peter shows us is that part of discipleship is to re-examine our ideas, learn from our mistakes, and have the capacity to think again. This willingness to change is essential for both spiritual and personal growth.”