text: "Read the Scriptures. Listen carefully and deeply every time you come to the liturgy, but even on your own, get to know the Scriptures, get to know Jesus in the Gospel. That's what he did. He listened deeply to God's word so he was ready to confront the devil when the devil confronted him. But then those specific examples today of the temptations of Jesus, if we listen to what is happening in each of them, we discover a meaning in the life of Jesus, but also how we can reflect that."
  
  Agreed, Bishop Thomas.  I remember Fr. McBrien saying that back when he was in seminary seminarians were supposed to avoid women at all times because they were "an occasion of sin."  That twisted thinking damages the Catholic Church to this day.  There is no avoiding temptation.  Life is an occasion of sin.  With Jesus' words and examples we can face temptation.