Halfway through Lent, the Church asks a searching question: what have you done with the space that sacrifice has opened in your life? This reflection draws from the Mass propers and readings for the Third Sunday of Lent — the Introit's cry of dependence on God, Saint Paul's call to walk as children of light, and Our Lord's sobering warning about the soul that is swept clean but left empty. With insights from Saint Augustine, Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Saint Teresa of Avila, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, we explore why removing sin is only half the work of conversion, and why filling our hearts with prayer, the sacraments, and love is what keeps the enemy from returning. Christ the Stronger One has entered the house of our soul — but He waits for us to furnish it with His presence.

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This week's reflection explores the Transfiguration of Our Lord as it appears in the Traditional Latin Mass for the Second Sunday of Lent. Why did Christ reveal His glory to Peter, James, and John at this particular moment — and why wouldn't He let them stay? Drawing on the sermons of Pope Saint Leo the Great, the insights of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and the prayers of the Mass itself, we reflect on how this brief vision of radiance was meant to sustain the apostles through the darkness of the Passion, and how it sustains us through the small and daily crosses of our own Lenten journey.

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As Lent begins, the Church leads us into the desert with Christ and His forty-day battle with the tempter. This week's reflection draws from the writings of Saint Augustine, Saint Leo the Great, and Saint Francis de Sales to explore how Jesus chose to face evil with the same weapons available to every human soul — faith, obedience, and the Word of God. Rooted in the Mass propers and readings for the First Sunday of Lent, we consider what it means to enter this holy season not with fear but with the confident trust of a child who knows exactly where to run when danger comes.

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