This Sunday the gospel reading speaks of a mysterious event, just after Jesus' baptism, in which he was tempted by the devil in the wilderness. How could Jesus — the All-Holy Son of God — be tempted?

Cambridge, MA. On this first Sunday of Lent, February 26, we heard a remarkably brief version of Jesus’ time in the desert: “And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the ...

Temptation is common to everyone. It can be as benign as thinking about having “seconds” on dessert. Or, it can be extremely serious – with damaging consequences such as a destroyed a marriage, a ...

Today’s Sunday gospel is about the Temptation of our Lord Jesus Christ, a story that every Christian knows by heart… after all we’re mere mortals and very susceptible to commit sin, while our Lord ...