We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 9:28-36. The commentary reflects on the Transfiguration of Christ as a consolation for the three apostles (Peter, James and John) in preparation for his passion.

We have excluded the reading of all of the references and scriptural cross references to permit a better flow of the reading. You can locate these references, as well as the paragraphs from the Catechism in which passages from this Gospel reading are cited, at www.thejoecatholic.org. 

We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bible for personal study. tinyurl.com/NavBible

We discuss the meaning of the the 3 Pillars of Lent, the two-fold challenge of trying to do too little or too much and recommendation on how to get back on track. 

We reference several resources and you can find all of those links on the Joe Catholic post associated with this episode. That can be found at www.thejoecatholic.org

On this episode we do a Throwback Tuesday and revisit last year's podcast from My Stogie Mystagogy in which we discuss our current Lenten practices and how we are doing. Sources mentioned: Exodus 90, Dynamic Catholic, In Conversation with God (Relevant Radio Podcast), Liturgy of the Hours, Life of Christ (Fulton Sheen) and more.

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 2:16-21. The commentary reflects on the encounter between the shepherds and the newborn Jesus. Additionally, the commentators explain the significance of the naming of Jesus.

We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bible for personal study. tinyurl.com/NavBible

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 2:41-52. The commentary reflect on the interaction of Jesus at 12 years old with His parents, Mary and Joseph. The commentary describes this passage as the only instance in any of the Gospels in which we get a glimpse into Jesus' hidden years of obscurity as He lived out an ordinary life before His public ministry.

We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bible for personal study. tinyurl.com/NavBible

We discuss the Church's teaching on the Incarnation and offer a reflection on the meaning of the hidden years of Jesus. We also explain the connection between the 12 Days of Christmas and the liturgical end of Christmas.