It is the First Sunday of Lent as we have already left the ordinary time as for the next 40 days we shall be reading the gospel stories that reminds us of the ultimate sacrifice of our Lord Jesus in ...

We hear the Gospel on Sundays, but it is worth reflecting on it throughout our week. Here are a few random thoughts on last week’s Gospel. The First Sunday of Lent always focuses on Jesus’ temptation ...

In both Luke’s and Matthew’s Gospels, Jesus begins his public life with a retreat into the desert. In the Judaic tradition, the desert is the place where one encounters God. Jesus goes into the desert ...

Noah Jupe plays Jesus in "The Carpenter's Son," a supernatural thriller releasing Friday. Several other films and TV also ...

Lead us not into temptation. That’s the elephant in the Lord’s Prayer room. Last week, I wrote about Pope Francis’ claim that God does not lead us into temptation, so the pope condoned a reworking 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 ...

Do you ever struggle with secret temptations? We all do. Often, we try to hide these thoughts or habits from our Lord, even though we understand that he knows all and sees all. Jesus empathizes with ...

"Jesus is great not only because He leads us from temptation, but because He gives us greater confidence”. This confidence is "a great strength to have when we are tempted: the Lord waits for us", "He ...

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