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

as the three temptations faced by Jesus are on wide display in our own times. The devil encourages Jesus to turn stones into bread. After such a long fast, the thought of bread is surely a strong ...

Again Jesus replies with scripture, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” “All these kingdoms I will give you, if you bow down and worship me.” The final temptation was to see if ...

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 ...