While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” (Matt 17:5) A reflection from Father Tudgay for the Second Sunday of Lent . External validation is something that every human craves from time to time. Especially when we’re in tedious circumstances or when there isn’t a terribly clear resolution, getting some encouragement or recognition

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life....

Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few be saved?" He answered them, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you,...