temptation

tempted ?

Mar 6, 2022

Temptation for the Christian is not simply an impulse towards evil over good.

the big picture

Mar 2, 2020

We often focus too much on overcoming a particular sin forgetting that our focus must be on Jesus Christ who gives us both the desire and the ability to overcome sin.

our holy longing

Mar 1, 2020

While at times we are faced with decisions involving good and evil, most often our choices are between something good, something better, and perhaps a best option.

tempted & growing

Mar 10, 2019

Instead of going down that track of settling for the thing I think I want that’s actually a temptation, we are much better off if we become aware of the desire we have for something greater.

tempted ?

Feb 18, 2018

You might have heard the one about the Abbot who asked the novice if he had been entertaining temptations. "No" the novice replied, "I haven't been entertaining...

tempted ?

May 24, 2017

At the risk of you turning off even before we begin, I want to offer a word of encouragement about temptation. We all experience temptations. Jesus was tempted. I enjoy...

tempted?

Mar 5, 2017

In the Gospel reading for today, the First Sunday of Lent, we hear of Jesus being tempted. His response to the temptation seems remarkably calm; he simply gives one...

follow the good

Feb 16, 2015

I'm thinking ahead a couple of days to Lent which begins this week on Ash Wednesday. I heard someone once say that Lent was a kind of "boot camp" for the Christian, a...

greatest attraction

Jan 7, 2014

In the past couple of posts (listen and read) I have reflected on Pope Francis' Epiphany homily in which he challenges us to take the example of the Magi by avoiding...

holy cunning

Jan 7, 2014

I am sure that there are some people who saw this snake image and quickly decided to surf to another page. Many people don't like snakes. It can't be simply that they...