Homily for the first Sunday in Lent (Year C) – Tested for readiness

Luke 4:1-13 - The test of Satan

Romans 10:8b-13 - Please do not mistake faith for belief

Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 - Confidently taking the test in the wilderness

Deuteronomy 26:1-11 - Congratulations on your first fruits

Psalm 119:9-16 - Sacrificing a whole heart to seek God

Psalm 51:1-13 - Sacrificing oneself in marriage to Yahweh

John 12:20-33 - Sacrificing from hatred of life in this world to gain eternal life

Hebrews 5:5-10 - Sacrificing to become a high priest in the order of Melchizedek

Jeremiah 31:31-34 - Sacrificing so a soul can know the Lord

Homily for the fourth Sunday in Lent – For God so loved your soul

Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 - Sacrificing foolishness for God's mercy

John 3:14-21 - Sacrifice so one will not perish but have eternal life

Ephesians 2:1-10 – Sacrificing as the works of art made by the hand of God

Numbers 21:4-9 - Seeing your own soul hanging dead on a pole

John 2:13-22 – Sacrificing one's zeal for material things

Psalm 22:22-30 - A descendant of salvation's song of praise

Mark 8:31-38 - Being taught to become a Son of man

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 - A covenant to walk in love forevermore

Homily for the first Sunday in Lent - Understanding baptism