"In our second reading for this weekend, St. Peter tells us that, in sharing the Christian story, he was not trading in ""cleverly concocted myths."" There is a sharp distinction to be drawn between myth and history, and it matters enormously that Christianity is not a mythic system, but an historical religion. This feast of the Transfiguration gives us the opportunity to reflect on this difference."

Father Robert Barron is a sought-after speaker on the spiritual life-from prestigious universities to YouTube to national conferences and private retreats. The prominent theologian and podcasting priest isone of the world's great and most innovative teachers of Catholicism.His global media ministry called Word On Fire has a simple but revolutionary mission - to evangelize the culture.

Fr. Barron is the Francis Cardinal George Chair of Faith and Culture atUniversity of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein,Illinois. Ordained an Archdiocesan priest in Chicago in 1986, he alsohas published numerous books, essays and DVDs.

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