Sunday, March 9, is the First Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13. As Lent begins, we are asked to consider some of ...

This Gospel lesson is intended to give us hope and encouragement in the face of evil, temptation and sin. The Scripture commentators remind us when we reflect on this Gospel lesson that all the words ...

Readings: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Psalm 51, R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.; Romans 5:12-19 Or Romans 5:12, 17-19 Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus’ fasting and praying in solitude in the desert ...

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus undergoes three temptations; these are the same temptations Matthew reports. While Satan’s words to Jesus are meaningful, what makes most sense of the story are the three ...

Jesus was really tempted? If you think it's a widely accepted idea, Google reactions to The Last Temptation of Christ. When Nikos Kazantzakis' book came out in 1955, the Catholic Church added it to ...

"The Temptation of Christ by the Devil," (possibly 1129–34). (The Met) The account of Jesus’ temptation appears with slight variations in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. These accounts expand upon Mk ...