Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John F. Kavanaugh, SJ
Lent invites us to enter the water and to walk the desert—to stare death itself in the face.
John J. Pilch
Jesus was baptized by John and successfully defended his honor against Satan.
Christians must expect is to be tempted by the devil. As Scripture tells us, we have to be prepared for temptation, for it is written: “When you enter God’s service, prepare your soul for an ordeal.”
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Through Water and Desert to Life
If the Christmas season reawakened us to the good news of the incarnation, Lent now draws us more fully into its consequences.
Reginald H. Fuller
It is God’s will ultimately not to destroy the earth but to
redeem it.