Sunday's Homily:

Jesus Teaches Us How To Resist Temptations

Sunday
of Week 1 in Lent in Year A
St. Matthew tells us that “Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights.” This raises a few questions. Why should Jesus be tempted? How did He spend those 40 days? Why did He tell this episode of His life to His...
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You Cannot Silence The Truth

Sunday of Week 1 in Lent
There are two simple but powerful sentences in today's Gospel reading. But they are stated so casually that their significance could easily be overlooked. The sentences are, “After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There He proclaimed the Good News from God.” On the surface these...
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