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Spirituality of the Readings
John Foley, SJ
Unscrambling
Three temptations and three balanced, humble answers. Jesus
knew how to hear his Abba’s words over the devil’s
babble, and he would not desert the great love of his life,
God.
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In Exile
Ron Rolheiser
Our Three Temptations
Deep down, whether we admit it or not, we each nurse the
secret of being special. Imprinted in the core of our being is
the sense that we are not just accidental, anonymous chips of
dust.
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Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore Stump
Bread and Stones
Jesus himself explains that no good father will give his son a
stone if his son asks for bread. Here is Jesus hungry and
having only stones. Why shouldn’t he have bread instead?
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The Perspective of Justice
Gerald Darring
Demons
We struggle with the demon of self-sufficiency. Ignoring our
interdependence, we imagine that we can ‘go it
alone,’ and end up dividing ourselves into isolated
units of races, classes, and genders, living as though we do
not need the other.
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Discussion Questions
Anne Osdieck
The Weight of Our SIns
After their sin Adam and Eve wanted to cover their bodies.
They did not want to be seen as they really were. Is it easy
to be honest about faults? If you do become honest about your
failings, what is the next step?
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