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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 ...

Today is the First Sunday of Lent and the gospel reading is perhaps one of the shortest we have ever come across. It is about the Temptation of Jesus that you can read in Mark 1:12-15. "12 The Spirit ...

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Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness weren’t about getting closer to God, either. Every year more and more evangelicals seem to be observing Lent. We’ve recognized it as a time of profound reorientation.

Sunday, Feb. 21, is the First Sunday of Lent. Mass Readings: Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15. The readings have two themes: On the one hand, at the start of Lent, ...

Why the ‘Son of God’ film excludes Satan from the Christ story—and what’s at stake. But amid the hype came controversy. The same episode that debuted Jesus also included scenes with the devil. Downey ...

We are now in the liturgical season of Lent, the 40-day period for us to explore and strengthen our faith and prepare to celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection. As we embark on our Lenten journey, ...

Pope Francis dedicates his Sunday Angelus to the Gospel of the first Sunday of Lent on Christ’s temptation in the desert, "Jesus does not dialogue with Satan, as Eve did in the Garden of Eden . Jesus ...