In Matthew 4, Jesus is tempted with bread, spectacle, and power. He refuses all three.

But what happens when Christians today are tempted with a kingdom without a Cross?

This episode explores the spiritual danger of political shortcuts, the rejection of sacramental fulfillment, and why the Mass — not geopolitics — is the true center of salvation history.

Drawing from Scripture, the Church Fathers, Catholic doctrine, and current events, this Lenten reflection confronts a subtle temptation: to seek visible power where Christ has already given sacramental fulfillment.

The desert exposes what we worship.

And in the end, the question remains:

Will we bow to power — or serve the Lord alone?