First Sunday of Lent Reflection

Dear Friends,

On the First Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jim O’Shea C.P. invites us to journey with Jesus into the desert, where He faces temptation and the illusion of power. Rather than grasping control, recognition, or comfort, Jesus chooses to trust in one truth: he is the beloved Son of the Father. This same identity is ours. Lent invites us to let go of false measures of worth and rediscover our deepest dignity as children of God. When we live from that identity, we begin to see others the same way—and together, we help create a world rooted not in power, but in love. “I am my Father’s Son.” Join Sunday to Sunday and Father Jim O'Shea today as we open on our First Sunday of Lenten Reflection. Reject false power, and embrace our identity of Children of God, together...