God clothed Adam and Eve in skins and cast them out of Eden, lest Adam, who “is become as one of us, to know good and evil… put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and ...

But Adam was lonely. God recognized this, and caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. He then took one of Adam’s ribs from him, which he fashioned into a woman, who was called Eve (Genesis 2:21-22).

As a result of the sin, God imposes custom-made penalties on the serpent, the woman and the man, and expel Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden lest they also ate of the Tree of Life and would ...

Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, giving humanity some sense of self-awareness, justice and, ideally, care for the poor and oppressed.

By arousing Adam and Eve's curiosity, it led them away from faith, that is, from trust in God: From obvious and natural faith (like shameless nakedness), they moved on to reasoning, seeking ...

Adam and Eve, Lucas Cranach the Elder (photo: Public domain via Wikicommons) Father Jordan Schmidt, OP Sunday Guide March 1, 2020 Sunday, March 1, is the First Sunday of Lent (Year A).