Considering how much of the moral life involves overcoming temptation, it’s surprising how little attention the subject receives. (Let’s be honest: when was the last time you found yourself in a ...

General audience, Benedict XVI speaks of "a time of change, conversion", a time that pushes "to assume their responsibilities, time for mature decisions". The Church also knows the temptation of the ...

VATICAN CITY — In his Sunday Angelus message March 9, Pope Francis stressed the importance of resisting temptations by finding refuge in God’s word. Reflecting on Sunday’s Gospel passage of the ...

You’ve probably heard about the guy who said, “I can overcome everything except temptation”? Maybe you’ve said or thought something like that yourself. Temptations of every kind surround us, as ...

There is something enticing out there every minute, every second of one’s life regardless of who we are and where we might be. Give in or succumb and one can be derailed from the right path. But if we ...

As the days of the New Year pass gradually, our wobbly steps are hopefully, and slowly but steadily, getting a firmer grip on the path to fulfilling the resolutions made by us a few days ago. The real ...

For nineteen years, between 1927 and 1946, Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick conducted a nationwide program entitled “National Vespers.” Each year he received 100,000 letters from members of his vast audience ...

Temptation is defined as, “something having strong appeal, enticing.” It is a word with which we are all familiar. It is the root of sin and the destroyer of peace in human hearts. Temptation may ...

In his Sunday Angelus message today, Pope Francis stressed the importance of resisting temptations by finding refuge in God's word. Reflecting on Sunday's gospel passage of the temptation of Jesus by ...

There is something enticing out there every minute, every second of one’s life regardless of who we are and where we might be. Give in or succumb and one can be derailed from the right path. But if we ...