He spent forty days and forty nights in the desert where he was tempted on three occasions by the ... The final temptation was to see if Jesus would take the easy option and use evil powers ...

The public ministry of Jesus is book-ended by trial. At its beginning, he is tempted by the devil in the wilderness; at its ...

“Let us consider three aspects of Jesus’ temptation and of our own: its beginning, the way it takes place, and its result,” Cardinal Czerny said, reading the Pope's homily. “In this ...