Fasting

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TEMPTATION? BRING IT ON

The Spiritual Strain of Lenten Spiritual Exercses
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Homily – 1st Sunday of Lent (Year C)
Luke 4:1-13 – The Temptation of Jesus in the Desert

What is the point of Spiritual Exercise without the Strain of Temptation?

Fr. Bill preaches about the Individual and Communal Observances of Lent and how they fit into the experience Jesus had in the Temptation in the Desert.

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Lenten Practices – Do We “Have” to Do Them?

Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Lent

Lent is a time of Penance and Spiritual Discipline. But, do we really have to participate? What if we are just “not that into it”, just don’t want to?

Fr. Bill discusses how Lenten Practices fit into the over all scheme of “belonging to Christ” and what is at stake when we engage in our annual Lenten Observances and Sacrifices.