By Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D., Catholic Exchange - Our first parents believed the liar instead of the Father. They fell and broke their relationship with God and shattered the innocent intimacy they had with one another... Lent begins with the memory of how the first head of the human family buckled under the pressure of the lies. But more importantly, we remember how the new Adam went another round with the deceiver and vanquished him through the power of the Word of God. ...