The fact that Jesus’ temptation took place in the wilderness would have evoked powerful if complex associations for any 1st century Palestinian Jew. Much of Palestine was (and still is ...

The bulk of the pope's homily was a reflection on the Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Lent and the devil's temptation of Jesus in the desert for 40 days. "Let us reflect on the fact that we too ...

In it we read about how Satan aggressively but unsuccessfully tempted Jesus in the desert ... It can be noticed that in the gospel, Satan quoted Bible passages, but for the wrong reasons and wrong ...

“Let us consider three aspects of Jesus’ temptation and of our own: its beginning, the way it takes place, and its result,” Czerny said, reading the pope’s homily. “In this way, we will ...

(And none of my Bible scholar readers caught that.) Now, let’s dive into the temptation of Christ, starting with some important context. Immediately before the devil tempted Jesus, He was ...

The bulk of the pope’s homily was a reflection on the Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Lent and the devil’s temptation of Jesus in the desert for 40 days. “Let us reflect on the fact ...

This first Sunday of Lent takes us into the desert of today's world, where we are tempted by the devil, as Jesus was. But Jesus's spiritual behavior serves as an example of how to put up strong ...

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were ...