In this reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent, Tony Crescio explores the call of Abram, contrasting it with the episodes of the Fall and the Tower of Babel. Whereas our first parents and the people of Babel intentionally turned away from God in pride, Abram humbly obeys the call of God. In this Abram sets out on journey wherein he is slowly transformed by growing in relationship with God. We too are called to such a journey, and the end of this journey is glimpsed in the transfiguration of Christ we witness in today’s Gospel.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm: Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
Reading 2: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10
Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.