The Temptation of Pilate
By Jennifer Fulwiler | When I read the Bible for the first time when I was in my 20s, I had a hard time getting into it. With little knowledge of Christianity and no knowledge of Judaism, I often felt...
View Article"I Can’t Wait to Watch It All Burn!"
Let's get our Book of Revelation on! From today's first reading:"With such force will Babylon the great city be thrown down,and will never be found again.No melodies of harpists and musicians,flutists...
View ArticleFollowing His Example
I love homemade apple pie, especially when the apples inside of it are all cooked up real soft, like in chunky applesauce. That, by far, is my most favorite food on earth. If you put a dinner plate...
View ArticleFeb 17 – Homily: Dealing with Temptation
Feb 17 - Homily: Dealing with Temptation Fr. Elias preaches on how to deal with temptation and the Devil. Temptation comes from concupiscence which is based on the flesh, the world and Devil. Adam and...
View ArticleA Time Of Testing
“And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.” I have often pondered over the meaning of those final words in the Lord’s Prayer and I want to pay some attention to them with you today....
View ArticleWe Don’t Fight Alone
They had lost their innocence. The first effects of their sin was that their eyes were opened, and they realized that they were naked. Of course I am speaking about Adam and Eve (Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7) in...
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Lenten Reflection for Sunday March 9
March 9, 2014THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENTGenesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 * Romans 5:12-19 * Matthew 4:1-11Lent is a time for fighting against sin. The collect prayer for Ash Wednesday describes Lent in military terms...
View ArticleOvercoming Our Temptations
On Ash Wednesday, we began our Lenten journey with the imposition of ashes and the admonition: “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” The Gospels remind us that temptation abounds. We are always being...
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Fr Mahan: The Lord’s Temptation
Fr Mahan: The Lord's Temptation We are all subject to temptation in life: to be inauthentic, to exclude God, to take what we see as all that there is. Our Lord knows what it's like to be te... From:...
View ArticleThe Christian life is a constant battle against evil, Pope reflects
Vatican City, Apr 11, 2014 / 07:36 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis centered his daily homily on the topic of temptation, observing that it has a specific structure, and encouraging attendees to learn...
View ArticleThe Corruption of Goodness
You and I have prayed The Lord’s Prayer countless numbers of times. In it we always ask God to “lead... The post The Corruption of Goodness appeared first on Catholic Journal.
View ArticleMeditations on a Baseball
One of the lighter sides of Barack Obama’s first presidential victory was his modest admission that he was still struggling... The post Meditations on a Baseball appeared first on Catholic Journal.
View ArticleAn Interior Tug-of-War
One of my fondest memories from my college days at Holy Cross was the annual spring intramurals. While there were... The post An Interior Tug-of-War appeared first on Catholic Journal.
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