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, ...

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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, ...

Have you ever noticed that Jesus begins and ends his public ministry in the wilderness? These deserts are the geographical bookends of the greatest story ever told. In today’s Gospel we have Jesus in ...

When are you the weakest and most susceptible to be tempted to sin? Is it after a great victory or just before it? Is it when you are physically, mentally, and emotionally drained? What about when you ...

Explore Jesus' journey through the wilderness, and how this inspires our Lenten journey of repentance. We welcome The Reverend Catherine Williams - an Anglican priest, spiritual director, and writer - ...

Three days ago, Ash Wednesday was the first day of the Season of Lent. The 40 days of Lent is a time when people adopt special disciplines - attending church services, 'giving things up' such as sugar ...

The fact that Jesus’ temptation took place in the wilderness would have evoked powerful if complex associations for any 1st century Palestinian Jew. Much of Palestine was (and still is) uninhabitable ...

“The Denial”, an oil painting by Daniel Maclise, 1806–1870. (Photo by WAVE: The Museums, Galleries and Archives of Wolverhampton / Getty Images) The public ministry of Jesus is book-ended by trial. At ...