Isn’t that the reason why we study the Bible? Within its pages, we learn how to be the best person the Lord created us to be.

In it we read about how Satan aggressively but unsuccessfully tempted Jesus in the desert. The first temptation took ...

"The Lord is close to us and cares for us, especially in times of trial and uncertainty, when the tempter makes his voice ...

Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, justice and concern for those most impoverished and ...

If we were having a casual conversation outside of church, perhaps at a Wendy’s, and I brought up “The Temptations,” you ...

The Gospel reading presented to us for the First Sunday of Lent is rather familiar to all of us — Our Lord’s temptation in ...

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 ...

Lent calls Christians to employ “weapons of self-restraint:” prayer, fasting and good works. The greatest of these, Msgr. Joseph Prior explains, is the ever-growing awareness of God’s love.

The devil encourages Jesus to turn stones into bread. After such a long fast, the thought of bread is surely a strong ...

Satan tries to convince people that the hungry cannot be fed, that “angels will not come to our aid when we are falling, and ...