Lent - 1st Sunday
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The Hope of New Life
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Gregory Murphy finds the poetry in Lent. What's in a name? In Spanish, the name for
He Looks Down on the Earth
First Sunday of Lent. Fr David Goodill takes us from Eden to the Cross, by way of a high mountain. Last
If You Are the Son of God
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Denis Geraghty preaches on the temptations of Christ. Luke 4:1-12 is a splendid opening for the
The Way of the Lord
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Bruno Clifton considers why we should do penance. Our weekly meetings in the Edinburgh University Inter-religious
The Imitation of Christ
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Dominic Ryan invites us to follow Christ into the wilderness. At its most basic, Christian life
Lenten Question
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Robert Ombres relates the temptations of Christ to the traditional penitential exercises of Lent. There is
Lead us not into Temptation
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Brendan Slevin suggests that we allow the Spirit to drive us out into the wilderness. Where
The Enemy’s Country Laid Waste
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Richard Ounsworth explains why Lent is truly a 'joyful season'. The first Preface for Masses of
Presenting to God the first-fruits of the Kingdom
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Austin Milner preaches on Jesus' resistance to temptation, made by him on our behalf. On this
Lent, the discovery of love
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Columba Ryan preaches on the commitment signified by the season of Lent. With the arrival of
Life and Love, Death and Sin
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Martin Ganeri preaches on the temptations at our creation and our recreation. On the Cross love was
Three Temptations
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Mark O'Brien preaches on the three temptations of Christ and the temptations that face us. At first