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Heejung Cho

Heejung Cho, Ph.D., teaches systematic theology at Assumption University and St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario, Canada. She also serves as a chaplaincy leader with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. She is interested in the areas of dialogue, listening and accompaniment within Catholic education.

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"The Transfiguration," an Italian 1565-1608 drawing by Francesco Curia (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord: The humility to listen

As Christ's disciple, the church must continue to listen to him and allow its actions to be shaped by his example.

"Ascension" (1879), painting by Theodor Eckardt (Artvee)

The Ascension of the Lord: We are not left behind

The Ascension is not an invitation to remain still waiting for direction from above. It is a commission to move outward into the world as it is: fractured, beautiful and full of God's hidden presence.